The Montreal Canadiens headed into free agency after clearing cap space and had fans buzzing bout what they could do when the floodgates opened on July 1st. They attempted to make a huge splash by signing Sebastian Aho to a five year offer sheet. The Carolina Hurricanes wisely matched the offer and kept their star centre.
There was little risk for the Canadiens at the time of the offer sheet. They either got a franchise centre for a first, second and third round draft pick, or the Hurricanes kept their player and the Habs carried on like nothing happened.