I wouldn't say Ference is "awful"...he's a decent 4/5th defender who will be making way above what his market value should be. If it was 1.75 mil, fine, 1.5 would have been great, but 2 and a quarter is absurd for a guy of his level.
I did find it odd though seeing a stat last night that the B's are like 6-13-5 (not 100% sure that's it, but something in that neighborhood) or something ridiculous like that without Ference in the lineup. I gotta say, that's most likely coincidence, because he's definitely not that valuable, to the point where being 27-14-7 with him in makes no sense for him to have that big of an impact on our team.