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According to New York Islander beat writer Katie Strang, the negotiations between the team and defenseman Christian Ehrhoff are over.

Strang said on her Twitter account minutes ago: "Talks broke down between and Christian Ehrhoff; email sent out from end to other teams".

The Islanders traded their 2012 fourth-round draft pick to the Vancouver Canucks for the negotiating rights of defenseman Christian Ehrhoff on Tuesday. It was said that Ehrhoff wanted close to $6 million for five years. If these rumors are true, Ehrhoff will become an unrestricted free agent and will be open to everyone on July 1st. Not sure why the talks broke down but something must have happened for Ehrhoff to not want to sign.

Update: The Islanders have traded Christian Ehrhoff's negotiating rights to the Buffalo Sabers in exchange for a 2012 fourth round pick. Islanders don't lose or gain anything from the actions of the past few days.