Sabres acquire rights to Ehrhoff

[Dr. Lecter]

Via WGR text.

This is pretty big!

[camelcowboy]

He turned down the islanders on their big offer maybe we can get him.

[clumping platelets]

:shocked:

[SkateZilla]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=567765&navid=mod-rr-headlines

Turned down a 5 years 23 million deal already,

[CuseJetsFan83]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=567765&navid=mod-rr-headlines

Turned down a 5 years 23 million deal already,

but it is the isles....

[Ebenezer]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=567765&navid=mod-rr-headlines

Turned down a 5 years 23 million deal already,
would you take $25 for 5 years to join hockey heaven?

[CuseJetsFan83]

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but in all seriousness..... i just hope this equates to more wins in the post season.... or at least to plant the sabres as a legitimate contender as opposed to a flash in the pan struggling team. pegula is like a god send so far, and lets keep it going!

[tampabay25690]

Thats big.
There is the other D guy that we are looking for...
Coming off career year and still under 30 yrs old.......

Luv it if we can lock him up.
My guess is he will be locked up by Buffalo............

NICE

[THATHURMANATOR]

Holy ****.. HUGE. Get him signed!!!

[CuseJetsFan83]

Thats big.
There is the other D guy that we are looking for...
Coming off career year and still under 30 yrs old.......

Luv it if we can lock him up.
My guess is he will be locked up by Buffalo............

NICE

i'd still prefer wisniewski but..... D-men are d-men

[don137]

I was not impressed with him in the cup finals but then again no one on the Canucks impressed me.

[DraftBoy]

What did they give up?

[JD]

What did they give up?
4th rounder

[don137]

What did they give up?
2012 4th rd pick I believe.

[JD]

So.. let me get this straight. He was a UFA so instead of Vancouver getting nothing July 1st, they settled for a 4th because it was better than nothing?

[Dr. Lecter]

So.. let me get this straight. He was a UFA so instead of Vancouver getting nothing July 1st, they settled for a 4th because it was better than nothing?
Actually they traded him to the NYI for a pick, who could not sign him so the NYI shipped him to Buffalo.

[DraftBoy]

Actually they traded him to the NYI for a pick, who could not sign him so the NYI shipped him to Buffalo.

Which leads me to believe that Buffalo does not make this deal without knowing something.

[Dr. Lecter]

Which leads me to believe that Buffalo does not make this deal without knowing something.
Since it was not the Bills, I tend to agree.

[don137]

Wow, they will have a great blue line next year.

[clumping platelets]

I luv me sum Pegula!

[SkateZilla]

Erhoff to NYI For 4th Round 2012 Pick, Then Erhoff to BUF for 4th Round 2012 Pick. Thats Only if we sign him, other wise he goes UFA and no one leases any picks.

[chernobylwraiths]

So.. let me get this straight. He was a UFA so instead of Vancouver getting nothing July 1st, they settled for a 4th because it was better than nothing?

Yes, but they got the Islanders 4th rounder yesterday, then the Islanders couldn't come to an agreement today, so the Sabres traded their 4th rounder to NY.

[SkateZilla]

shoot a goalie killed a whole year because he didnt want to play on the islanders.

[Dr. Lecter]

Erhoff to NYI For 4th Round 2012 Pick, Then Erhoff to BUF for 4th Round 2012 Pick.
The rights to Jiri Dudacek.

[chernobylwraiths]

I can only think they have more deals in the works to get rid of some young Dmen. They have too many again.

[SabreEleven]

Rochester could have a pretty good team next year.

[Ebenezer]

I can only think they have more deals in the works to get rid of some young Dmen. They have too many again.
Either Leopold or Sekera (or both) are gone.

[Philagape]

Yes, but they got the Islanders 4th rounder yesterday, then the Islanders couldn't come to an agreement today, so the Sabres traded their 4th rounder to NY.

I was under Oveur, and Oveur was under Dunn.

[Michael82]

That is awesome! Now get him signed, Buffalo!!!

[rbochan]

i'd still prefer wisniewski but..... D-men are d-men

Nick Lidstrom says hello.

[trapezeus]

couple worries.

this guy rejected 5 year 23 million from vancouver, a team in the finals.

rumored to reject 8 years at an average of 5.5 from isle.

now my question is, do you think this guy is a "i need to make money and i'll probably disappear once i get that big payday" or do you think he simply wanted a fair raise and refused to play for a bad islander team?

for richards you hear about wanting to be on a team serious about a championship vs money. Ehrhoff was on a championship caliber team and being offered serious money. i worry about over paying for him in terms of his character.

i love the sabrse aggressiveness though.

[SabreEleven]

and if the Sabres don't sign him by noon tomorrow, I feel pretty confident to say that he didn't get signed for the right reasons instead of the same excuses given by the last owner.

[Ebenezer]

and if the Sabres don't sign him by noon tomorrow, I feel pretty confident to say that he didn't get signed for the right reasons instead of the same excuses given by the last owner.

If they don't sign him it means one of two things:

1. Ehrhoff wants to hit the open market and make as much as possible - more than $5 mil/yr.

2. Ehrhoff simply doesn't want to play in Buffalo.

DR is not going to lowball the guy and try to get him for under $4 a year. I think we can agree those days are over.

[Mski]

i think 5 years roughly 5.2/year could get the deal done, i think Vancouver was too cheap, and NY was too long

[Ebenezer]

i think 5 years roughly 5.2/year could get the deal done, i think Vancouver was too cheap, and NY was too long

I think NY was the Isles. Period.

[chernobylwraiths]

I think NY was the Isles. Period.

This.

In all honesty, I really don't know if they get the deal done. They have to know Myers will/should be the highest paid defenseman when they negotiate his deal. 5.2 would about max out what I would pay for him, would rather stay closer to 5 per.

[Dr. Lecter]

Christian Ehrhoff is conducting a fact-finding expedition today in Germany, trying to learn all he can about Buffalo and the Sabres, General Manager Darcy Regier said.

Ehrhoff, one of the premier defensemen set to enter Friday's free agent market, has contacted former teammates with ties to the Sabres to learn more about Buffalo, which acquired his rights via trade Wednesday night.

"So far, it’s been positive," Regier said in HSBC Arena. "He has initiated his own discovery on Buffalo. He has played with some players, he’s contacted a couple of former teammates, Mike Grier, he’s played with Craig Rivet, he’s played with some other guys, Jochen [Hecht] as well in international arena. He’s doing that work, and his wife is involved with him. Kim and Terry [Pegula] are involved, Lindy [Ruff] and myself. So far it's been positive."

The Sabres sent a fourth-round pick to the New York Islanders for the right to negotiate with Ehrhoff. Regier is hopeful the transaction leads to the signing of a player who turned down a contract with the Isles reportedly worth five years and more than $23 million.


http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sabres/2011/06/sabres-regier-expects-to-hear-from-ehrhoff-this-afternoon.html

[Ebenezer]

This.

In all honesty, I really don't know if they get the deal done. They have to know Myers will/should be the highest paid defenseman when they negotiate his deal. 5.2 would about max out what I would pay for him, would rather stay closer to 5 per.

I don't think a few hundred thousand is going to matter. The Sabres have a lot of money free in the future and the salcap is likely to go higher with infusion of money from the new TV deal.

[SabreEleven]

Players might not want to come to Buffalo but when they get here they don't want to leave.

[chernobylwraiths]

Players might not want to come to Buffalo but when they get here they don't want to leave.

What is this "here" Nebraska boy?

[SabreEleven]

What is this "here" Nebraska boy?

dido....I mean ditto.

My California wife wants nothing to do with Buffalo plus I'll bet I won't find a salary of what they are paying me HERE.

[chernobylwraiths]

dido....I mean ditto.

My California wife wants nothing to do with Buffalo plus I'll bet I won't find a salary of what they are paying me HERE.

Apparently your wife needs to speak with Pegula.

[Ebenezer]

Apparently you wife needs to speak with Pegula.

your

[OpIv37]

your

wait for it....

"that was a typo, not a grammatical error."

[Philagape]

"Positive" talks ....

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=567830&cmpid=rss-News&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=br_nhl

Time for fellow German Hecht to reel him in

[Ebenezer]

T-10hours...get it done!

[Mski]

T-10hours...get it done!i thought FA starts at noon tomorrow?

[OpIv37]

T-10hours...get it done!

actually it's 22- FA starts at 12 noon tomorrow for the NHL, not midnight.

[SabreEleven]

T-10hours...get it done!

Did one of your students give you this wrong information?

[Ebenezer]

actually it's 22- FA starts at 12 noon tomorrow for the NHL, not midnight.

I stand corrected. NFL FA starts at midnight.

[OpIv37]

Time for fellow German Hecht to reel him in

All Hecht has to do is translate this to German:

"Dude, check out my stats and then check out my contract. These guys are GREAT! Plus, you can get a McMansion in the suburbs for like $200k! Get your ass here!"

[Michael82]

"Positive" talks ....

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=567830&cmpid=rss-News&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=br_nhl

Time for fellow German Hecht to reel him in
Yup...use Hecht to reel him in, and then once we get him...we toss Hecht to the curb. :up:

[SkateZilla]

V Dub in the houze

[Dozerdog]

Erhoff gets to open the season in Germany too- if he signs

[SkateZilla]

Pegula should give him some nice as signing bonus/incentive that doesnt go towards the cap... money money money...

[hydro]

Pegula should give him some nice as signing bonus/incentive that doesnt go towards the cap... money money money...
Umm that isn't possible. Otherwise everyone would be doing it and the cap would be worthless...

[SabreEleven]

Pegula should give him some nice as signing bonus/incentive that doesnt go towards the cap... money money money...

for being a self-proclaimed hockey expert, you sure don't know much about hockey.

[Jan Reimers]

Either Leopold or Sekera (or both) are gone.
I don't think so. Butler and Montador are already gone, and I would guess Morrisonn would be next.

[SkateZilla]

ps source saying news will be announced tonite or tomorrow morning

[SabreEleven]

ps source saying news will be announced tonite or tomorrow morning

What news?

[Mski]

listening to WGR now.... schopp says they expect to hear something about him signing before they go off the air @7

[chernobylwraiths]

your

:doh:

[chernobylwraiths]

wait for it....

"that was a typo, not a grammatical error."

Nope.

I hate it when I read my own posts and sound like an idiot.

There, I lobbed up a softball to you guys.

[don137]

Sounds like the Sabres made their pitch and the ball is in Ehrhoff's court.
http://aol.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2011-06-30/gm-regier-sabres-have-positive-talks-with-christian-ehrhoff


Ehrhoff is now in the midst of contacting other NHL players -- including current and former Sabres -- to learn more about Buffalo and the team to help make his decision

[chernobylwraiths]

Nope.

I hate it when I read my own posts and sound like an idiot.

There, I lobbed up a softball to you guys.

One more thing. When you make it almost your mission to point out mistakes people make, you better have thick skin because you KNOW it is coming back on you in spades (whatever the hell that means).

[Dr. Lecter]

One more thing. When you make it almost your mission to point out mistakes people make, you better have thick skin because you KNOW it is coming back on you in spades (whatever the hell that means).
In spades?

Racist.

[SkateZilla]

Signed:

http://wgr550.com/Report--Sabres-Sign-Christian-Ehrhoff/10247843