Once Christian Ehrhoff put his round of golf on hold to hear what the Sabres had to offer, GM Darcy Regier was confident he had a shot of signing the player before the start of the free agency period. The Sabres' gamble to acquire and then sign Ehrhoff in under two days paid off Thursday after the seven-year veteran signed a 10-year, $40M contract, which will pay him $10M this season. The terms of the deal were confirmed by two people familiar with the contract, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because those details were not released by the Sabres.