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  5. 3rd Round #61 overall - Jonas Johansson

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    http://ingoalmag.com...-draft-goalies/

     

    The Sabres added another Swede to their puck-stopping stable, with Jhonas Enroth already in Buffalo vying to keep the top job ahead of Michal Neuvirth and Linus Ullmark already in the system. While it’s unclear who will be coaching the goalies in Buffalo this season – Arturs Irbe is the name other goalie coaches in the NHL keeps hearing for the job – Johansson will remain in the very capable hands of Brynas goalie Pekka Alcen, whose past students include Anders Lindback, top Columbus prospect Oskar Dansk, new Boston backup Niklas Svedberg, and the Vancouver Canucks trio of Eddie Lack, Jacob Markstrom and Joacim Eriksson.

     

    Johansson spent most of last season on the under-20 team there, but also played four games in the top Swedish Hockey League, formerly known as the Swedish Elite League, and despite the GIF album showing several saves near the top of his crease has earned numerous media comparisons to Rangers star Henrik Lundqvist because he plays deeper in his crease. Whether that’s right or not, the Sabres certainly saw enough of another Lundqvist trait – athleticism – to take the second-ranked European goalie despite the lack of a pressing need.

     

    “It wasn’t a shot in the dark because our scouts like him,” general manager Tim Murray told the Buffalo News. “I didn’t see him. He’s athletic. That’s the one question I asked after you see the size. Is he athletic? They assured me that he was and we’ve got lots of time to develop him.”

  9. Christian Ehrhoff bought out; Signs with PIT, 1yr $4M

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    Remember this? http://prohockeytalk....y-can-move-me/

    “I think if they want to move me, they can move me,” said Ehrhoff, who thinks he’ll be back next season. “So far, I do. We’ll see. Obviously, it’s not up to me and that remains to be seen.”

     

    Whether he wants to be part of the Sabres’ rebuild is another matter.

     

    “Um,” Ehrhoff said before taking a long pause. “I signed a long-term commitment with the team, and as long as they want me to be here I’m going to do my best for the team. That’s it.”

     

    JW - Poor Asset Management with Ehrhoff

    The Buffalo Sabres buyout of Christian Ehrhoff has come as a shock to many fans, and with good reason. It would appear that the Sabres just gave away one of their most valuable assets because of a fear of a doomsday scenario that might never come, and might never matter.

     

    Color me confused. The Buffalo Sabres have decided to part ways with their best defensemen because he “didn’t want to be here.” Be careful with that one. I’m sure there are plenty of good players that would like things to be different. This team isn’t very good and Christian Ehrhoff, like so many other veterans around the league likely would be, is frustrated by that. Now he’ll get the chance to play elsewhere and you’ll see him scooped up quickly by a good team.

     

    So let’s try to make sense of it, shall we?

  10. Around the NHL: 2014-2015

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    @TSNBobMcKenzie

    TOR still hoping MTL D Josh Gorges will waive modified NTC to allow trade to TOR. If so, it's believed MTL would get roster player from TOR.

     

    @TSNBobMcKenzie

    STL and DAL are the two teams who currently have interest in OTT's Jason Spezza. Doesn't sound like a deal is close.

     

    @DarrenDreger

    James Reimer's trade request should come as no surprise. He believes he's a #1 and wants a fresh start to prove that.

  20. Christian Ehrhoff bought out; Signs with PIT, 1yr $4M

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    Tim Murray to Buffalo News: Sabres buy out Christian Ehrhoff and it was an easy decision

    By John Vogl

     

    From the moment he was hired as general manager, Tim Murray has contemplated buying out defenseman Christian Ehrhoff. The compliance buyout process is done.

     

    Murray told The Buffalo News this morning that the defenseman would be bought out, as long as Ehrhoff declined the waiver process. Ehrhoff's agent, Rick Curran, told The News that Ehrhoff has declined and filled out the buyout paperwork.

     

    Ehrhoff had seven years remaining on a 10-year, $40 million contract. He is now an unrestricted free agent.

     

    "Since I got here we’ve talked about this," Murray, who was hired in January, told The News this morning in Buffalo Niagara International Airport. "We’ve talked about his contract. We’ve talked about the repercussions of the contract with the penalties that the league has put on it. It’s been an ongoing discussion."

     

    Aside from all that, Ehrhoff simply didn't want to be in Buffalo during the rebuild, and Murray said the defenseman's play didn't warrant keeping him.

  21. Christian Ehrhoff bought out; Signs with PIT, 1yr $4M

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    Christian Ehrhoff's agent Rick Curran confirms to The News that his client declined waivers and has filled out buyout paperwork.

     

    Agent Rick Curran tells The News his client was "surprised" by the Sabres' buyout decision, but all other comments will remain with Ehrhoff.

     

    Christian Ehrhoff agent Rick Curran on Sabres buyout: "I was advised late last night and found out this morning that was the plan."

     

    Story on Christian Ehrhoff buyout is updated with process finalized and agent's quotes next to Tim Murray's zingers. http://blogs.buffalo...-ehrhoff.html …

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