As 50 bodies barreled on to the ice at the MTS Iceplex for Day 1 of Jets training camp Friday, the status of contract extensions for Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien remained at a standstill.
Both Ladd and Byfuglien are set to become unrestricted free agents at the end of the upcoming season, a topic that has become numero uno for fans and media ever since the Jets were swept by the Anaheim Ducks in four straight games in the first round of the playoffs last spring.
And it hasn’t been for a lack of effort — or interest — that a deal has yet to be done.