The Chicago Blackhawks announced today they have acquired defenseman Christian Ehrhoff (AYR-hahf) from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for defenseman Rob Scuderi.
Ehrhoff, 33, has registered 10 points (2G, 8A) in 40 games with Los Angeles this season and tallied three assists in five games with the American Hockey League’s Ontario Regin. The Moers, Germany, native leads all German-born defensemen with 337 points (74G, 263A) in 781 career National Hockey League games across 12 seasons with San Jose (2003-09), Vancouver (2009-11), Buffalo (2011-14), Pittsburgh (2014-15) and Los Angeles (2015-16). He has added 34 points (7G, 27A) in 73 Stanley Cup Playoffs games. Ehrhoff has posted 52 points (16G, 36A) in 111 career AHL games and collected eight points (2G, 6A) in nine Calder Cup Playoffs games. He was drafted by San Jose in the fourth round (106th overall) of the 2001 NHL Draft.
Busy times, busy times. While this isn't a blockbuster by any means and it's entirely possible that Ehrhoff is used up, concussed or any number of other issues, but at least he's not Rob Scuderi.
If all the stars align, however, and Ehrhoff still has some gas in the tank, this could be a sneaky good pick up, potentially resulting in all three defense pairings having a guy who can skate with the puck.
If Quenneville puts Gustafsson ahead of TVR.
Which he won't.
Apparently, Stan Bowman might not be done. Some outlets suggest that The Hawks may be shopping for another defenseman, while others state that they're seeking a winger to play with Teuvo Teravainen.
Additionally, Jiri Sekac was placed on waivers for the purpose of demotion to Rockford of the AHL, in order to create space for Andrew Ladd. I assume Viktor Svedberg will soon follow. I half expect Sekac to be intercepted en route to Rockford, which would free up valuable cap space to go hunting for that winger for Teravainen.
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