We already managed to sound like idiots on the latest podcast.    We dismissed the 3-year, $9.3M deal for Ehrhoff as just a rumor, and a little high, and then we see this morning that it’s final.  Ehrhoff will earn $2.75M this year, then $3.1M and $3.4M in the successive years.  I don’t think it’s outlandish in terms of the market- defensemen seem to be making a lot this year, but it would have been nice to see Christian sign for a bit cheaper.

The Sharks are now estimated to have a cap hit of $54.5M, only $2M under the cap.  That’s without Clowe and Goc signed.  Even if the Sharks give those guys a bit under market rate, they’ll be up against the cap, with roster spots yet to fill.  We have to assume there will be another salary-cap casualty in the near future.  The question is, who?  Will the Sharks do what most of us expect and jettison McLaren?  Or will Wilson have to go bolder and put Cheech or Michalek on the block?