Blueline Buyouts

On Sunday, the Buffalo Sabres begun the process to buyout Christian Ehrhoff and the remaining seven seasons on his contract.  Ehrhoff was scheduled to have a cap hit of $4 million per season, after signing a free agent deal two Summers ago.  In 2014, Ehrhoff finished 41st among all defensemen in scoring, picking up 6 goals and 33 points in 79 games for a poor Sabres team, so there is a good chance he'll land on his feet with another club down the line.

With only one year left on his deal, at a cap hit of $4.125 million, Ed Jovanovski has had the buyout process made underway by his club, the Florida Panthers, on Sunday.  Jovanovski has not been a factor for the Panthers over the last couple of seasons and in 2014, he finished with 1 goal and 5 points in 37 games.  The 1st overall pick in 1994's Entry Draft has had a decent career, but now at 38 years old, you begin to wonder how much more of a career he may have.