And at this point, they have signed Hecht, Pominville, and Miller well before waiting until the last minute. I'd like to add Roy to that list too, but his contract had expired before they worked out the new one. Regardless, they got him at a very good rate. There is obviously a new line of thinking in this organization, an obvious step in the right direction.
The one recent thing that I can see people bringing up to counter this is the whole Brian Campbell deal. In the past year, they've worked out enough deal ahead of time where I'd say it paints a different picture on that situation other than the "they're a bunch of idiots" idea that is so popular. Two things come to mind. Either they didn't view him as a high priority or Campbell wanted way too much.