Punch Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 According to the Sabres' official Twitter: SabresDotCom Buffalo Sabres The Sabres have acquired the rights to negotiate with defenseman Christian Ehrhoff from the NY Islanders for a 4th rd. draft pick in 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Katie Strang (NYI reporter) claiming Christian Ehrhoff's negotiating rights were just traded to the Sabres in exchange for a 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 According to the Sabres' official Twitter: SabresDotCom Buffalo Sabres The Sabres have acquired the rights to negotiate with defenseman Christian Ehrhoff from the NY Islanders for a 4th rd. draft pick in 2012 Just saw it too...Sweet!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnyguy Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 That's good news. You know they wouldn't have made the deal without thinking they could sign him before he hits the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Sports Man Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 That's good news. You know they wouldn't have made the deal without thinking they could sign him before he hits the market. Here's hoping that the price haggling out on the Island had more to do with him not wanting to play for the New York Islanders and less to do with the money, because if he's looking well upward of $5 Million, then we're going to be strapped to make a move for Richards or Stastny. Very exciting to see things happening though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 wow! So un-darcy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assquatch Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 That's good news. You know they wouldn't have made the deal without thinking they could sign him before he hits the market. Snow did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Only smart if they actually re-sign him. And if the Islanders just did the same thing and couldn't, why would he sign with the Sabres before seeing what he could get on the open market on Friday? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdexchange Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 WTF! Didn't the Islanders just trade for his rights earlier today? Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnyguy Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Here's hoping that the price haggling out on the Island had more to do with him not wanting to play for the New York Islanders and less to do with the money, because if he's looking well upward of $5 Million, then we're going to be strapped to make a move for Richards or Stastny. Very exciting to see things happening though. Unless we are able to trade away some salary on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdexchange Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Only smart if they actually re-sign him. And if the Islanders just did the same thing and couldn't, why would he sign with the Sabres before seeing what he could get on the open market on Friday? :unsure: Hockey Heaven baby! :thumbsup: Good god this is fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnyguy Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Snow did. Okay, why would the Sabres make the deal if they were not confident they could sign the guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Unless we are able to trade away some salary on Friday. I tend to think we are/were never going to be a serious player for Richards with the Rangers, Leafs and others ready to throw around some serious cash. IMHO, building from the back-end makes a lot of sense if a true number one center isn't a realistic option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 I tend to think we are/were never going to be a serious player for Richards with the Rangers, Leafs and others ready to throw around some serious cash. IMHO, building from the back-end makes a lot of sense if a true number one center isn't a realistic option. screw slats he is so 1990's hockey. we got TP. rest assured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Okay, why would the Sabres make the deal if they were not confident they could sign the guy? I'm not saying they weren't confident, I'm wondering if they should be confident. If I'm Ehrhoff, I don't see the benefit of signing with the Sabres in the next 36 hours when I could have offers from the entire league on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom webster Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 If they sign this guy, I have to believe they are ready to deal Sekera or Leopold. It would just be one too many puck moving defenseman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwinkle Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Here's hoping that the price haggling out on the Island had more to do with him not wanting to play for the New York Islanders and less to do with the money, because if he's looking well upward of $5 Million, then we're going to be strapped to make a move for Richards or Stastny. Very exciting to see things happening though. I agree with you...hopefully they will have enough to snag Richards too, but this puts a crimp in their budget (if he signs). I'm sure he didn't want to play for the Islanders - I know I wouldn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 I tend to think we are/were never going to be a serious player for Richards with the Rangers, Leafs and others ready to throw around some serious cash. IMHO, building from the back-end makes a lot of sense if a true number one center isn't a realistic option. Richards is a great player and the best free agent of this year's crop but that doesn't mean he is necessarily the guy we should break the bank for. If we could sign Ehrhoff for half of what it would take to sign Richards, I'd rather have Ehrhoff. (And then we can trade a defenseman for help up front.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Sports Man Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Unless we are able to trade away some salary on Friday. Eh. It's not just the 2011/12 Roster that concerns me; Darcy and Uncle Terry are going to need to install a Scrooge McDuck swimming vault in Myers' house between now and next July. There's not a ton of money under the cap, even assuming another bump, which I'm not considering the expiration of the CBA, economic pressures worldwide and the problems with clubs who are getting killed under the 'salary floor' rules. I'm not trying to be Mr. Killjoy (Hell, I just spent two hours on a blog post that supposes us getting Richards, Stastny and Talbot) but I'm still going to hope that he'll be okay with a little bit less on a cup contender, which he wasn't in Vancouver. Time to deploy the Pegulajet!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Here's hoping that the price haggling out on the Island had more to do with him not wanting to play for the New York Islanders and less to do with the money, because if he's looking well upward of $5 Million, then we're going to be strapped to make a move for Richards or Stastny. No it won't. Between shipping out salary and sending players to Rochester the sabres will be fine. It's big boy hockey now son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwinkle Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Eh. It's not just the 2011/12 Roster that concerns me; Darcy and Uncle Terry are going to need to install a Scrooge McDuck swimming vault in Myers' house between now and next July. There's not a ton of money under the cap, even assuming another bump, which I'm not considering the expiration of the CBA, economic pressures worldwide and the problems with clubs who are getting killed under the 'salary floor' rules. I'm not trying to be Mr. Killjoy (Hell, I just spent two hours on a blog post that supposes us getting Richards, Stastny and Talbot) but I'm still going to hope that he'll be okay with a little bit less on a cup contender, which he wasn't in Vancouver. Time to deploy the Pegulajet!!! Golly gee, Pegulaman, I've got it all ready to go!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Sports Man Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 I agree with you...hopefully they will have enough to snag Richards too, but this puts a crimp in their budget (if he signs). I'm sure he didn't want to play for the Islanders - I know I wouldn't! Thing of it is, until like three days ago, I wasn't low on Richards but didn't think we'd be a player because of the way Darcy was talking, that we'd be looking at making a big move, but that it would be a trade (Stastny/Spezza) instead of a big contract. At that time, I was targeting Ehrhoff (this was before even the Regehr trade). Also, Buccigross believes the Sabres will be able to finish the deal. Which is nice, until I see the numbers at least. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 I think we need another German player to go along with Jochen! :D http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3233/career;_ylt=Akoq7zMUx1CYh3WO3PWU4SBivLYF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnyguy Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Eh. It's not just the 2011/12 Roster that concerns me; Darcy and Uncle Terry are going to need to install a Scrooge McDuck swimming vault in Myers' house between now and next July. There's not a ton of money under the cap, even assuming another bump, which I'm not considering the expiration of the CBA, economic pressures worldwide and the problems with clubs who are getting killed under the 'salary floor' rules. I'm not trying to be Mr. Killjoy (Hell, I just spent two hours on a blog post that supposes us getting Richards, Stastny and Talbot) but I'm still going to hope that he'll be okay with a little bit less on a cup contender, which he wasn't in Vancouver. Time to deploy the Pegulajet!!! Think of it this way, a lot of teams get themselves in cap trouble to make a strong run at the cup, the Sabres were never one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Sports Man Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 No it won't. Between shipping out salary and sending players to Rochester the sabres will be fine. It's bug boy hockey now son. I agree. But we still have to pay Myers and a 3rd center. Just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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