Short of Jeff Jackson putting a gun to the head of these players and forcing them to sign smaller contracts that you would prefer, I’m not really sure what he was supposed to do here.
I think he might have signed them earlier unless their agents were not willing to sign and were waiting to see if an offer sheet came down. Easy way out is you trade Ceci and LTIR Kane. You can’t let the Blues f*** us over for 2 shitty draft picks.