"Aaron Ward played in front of Tim Thomas for parts of three seasons, has visited the White House a couple of times as a Stanley Cup winner with Detroit and Carolina and has never been afraid to voice his opinions.

And now that he's outside the Bruins umbrella, Ward is eminently qualified to join the chorus of thousands to give his opinion on Tim Thomas' snub of the White House and the federal government.

Even he was a little jarred by Thomas actions."