It was announced earlier this morning that the Fort Erie Falcons had acquired winger Sebastian Aho from the Dayton Musicmen in exchange for Jason Pominville and three prospects; however it wasn't the easiest transaction the Falcons have made.
In preparation for the trade, Falcons GM Matt Young had sent the team's scouting staff to Dayton to watch the young winger practice.
It seemed like a pretty simple request, but simple isn't always how things go in the world of scouting.
It turns out that the scouting staff flew to Sweden to watch Sebastian Aho - the defenceman play for Skelleftea AIK.
The Aho that plays defence is property of the Hamilton Tigers of the CCHL, and given Fort Erie's propensity to trade with Hamilton, it seemed to make perfect sense to the scouting staff that they were headed to Sweden.
The scouting staff phoned Young with a glowing report for Aho and with that information the sharp-looking Young pulled the trigger on the deal with Dayton.
Upon reading the scouting reports however, Young knew something wasn't as he had requested.
"I had sent them to Dayton. Somehow they thought I wanted them to go to Sweden and Dayton would be the hub they would fly out of. Thank god they understand hockey, because common sense apparently isn't something that resonates with them" said Young of his scouting staff.
By that point however, it was too late. The deal with Dayton had been consummated and Aho, the forward, was a member of the Falcons.
"We're happy to have Sebastian on the team. He's a solid, young forward that can score 20 goals and will be around a long time. Luckily I knew a lot about him already and the staff was just going to confirm what I knew. Turns out we looked at the wrong guy but based on their report, maybe I should talk to Chuck (Hamilton GM Chuck Taylor)" added Young.
While it's unknown when Aho will make his Falcons debut, the odds are that it will be on Sunday when the team plays next.
"We'll get him in today and have him practice tomorrow. We'll make a decision at that point" said Young before departing to his office.
There is never a dull day in Fort Erie. We'll be back after Sunday's game, provided nothing happens before.
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