Typically, players get released from Professional Tryout Offers (PTOs) due to teams not seeing a fit between the player and the club. With Christian Ehrhoff, however, the Boston Bruins actually intended on extending a contract offer. It’s not often that a player decides to leave from a PTO without a contract, but that was the case this time around.
Despite the Bruins lacking blueline, Ehrhoff was ultimately destined for a seventh defenseman role within the organization. For the 34-year-old Ehrhoff, that simply wasn’t an option; not at this point in his career.
If Ehrhoff was confidently top-6 D on NHL roster, he would've stayed, but given how last season went, didn't want to hang around as 7 or 8.