They signed Finnish youngsters Sebastion Aho and Aleksi Saarela to entry level deals. Derek Ryan was re-signed for another season. They also acquired Bryan Bickell and Teuvo Teravainen from Chicago for two draft picks. For a moment, Ron Francis was looking like a genius and excitement for the season was percolating.
Then on Thursday, they announced a two-year contract extension for Cam Ward. Just speaking for myself, to be honest the good vibrations I had from the previous day were forgotten and a bit of disappointment ensued.
Now before I am labeled as a "Cam Ward hater", there is absolutely nothing to hate about Ward.