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Thoughts on Gomez trade?/Update
by Patrick Hoffman on 06/30/09 at 04:19 PM ET
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Well, just like that, Scott Gomez is no longer a New York Ranger and Chris Higgins is no longer a Montreal Canadien as they were swapped for each other. Obviously, something is brewing here.
If the team is not able to find a suitable replacement, they’ll certainly miss his speed and his ability to get the puck in the zone. Again though, the Blueshirts aren’t done yet so stay tuned for more.
What are your thoughts?
Update from TSN.ca:
Getting a jump on the free agent market, the Montreal Canadiens moved to secure their centre ice position, making a big trade with the New York Rangers Tuesday.
The Canadiens acquired centre Scott Gomez, winger Tom Pyatt and defenceman Mike Busto from the New York Rangers in exchange for winger Chris Higgins and defencemen Dpug Janik, Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko.
Gomez, 29, is coming off a down season for the Rangers, finishing with 58 points, his lowest total since 2002-2003.
“We are extremely pleased to have acquired a player of the caliber of Scott Gomez. He is an outstanding playmaker and an excellent skater. Having won the Stanley Cup twice with the New Jersey Devils, he brings to our team a lot of playoff experience. Scott is an elite player who will certainly contribute to the success of our team for years to come” said Canadiens GM Bob Gainey.
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I think Heatley might want to pack his bags. Looks like he’s heading to NY. Why Montreal? Why take Gomez when you could have had Danny Briere. Now we’re stuck with him.
Posted by Philip from Philadelphia on 06/30/09 at 04:26 PM ET
Full trade from TSN:
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired centre Scott Gomez, winger Tom Pyatt and defenceman Mike Busto from the New York Rangers in exchange for winger Chris Higgins and defensemen Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko
Posted by NHLJeff from Pens fan in Chicago, IL on 06/30/09 at 04:29 PM ET
Sather made gainey look like a .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Way to go Glen next up Redden? lol
Posted by oilers rock on 06/30/09 at 04:41 PM ET
Well it certainly looks like Lecavalier will not be traded.
Also, IMO Sather rose up from the dead and schooled Gainey in this deal.
Posted by Crash The Crease on 06/30/09 at 05:49 PM ET
LMAO, I thought sather was dumber then this and Gainey smarter then this. The fact that Sather actually got an asset in Ryan McDonagh while giving up dead weight and a huge contract is already a win for Sather. I don’t know what Gainey has been smoking to make such a stupid deal. He must be feeling the heat after a horrendous playoff in their centennial year
Posted by Luongo-is-my-hero on 06/30/09 at 07:12 PM ET
you would think that in order to dump gomez, Sather would have to throw in a 1st rd pick or something jsut for the salary dump. I can’t stop laughing right now. Hahahaha.
Man, this was a very dumb trade. 16 goals for over 7 million.
Posted by Luongo-is-my-hero on 06/30/09 at 07:14 PM ET
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Huge deal for the Rangers. I still want to see the details. I can not help but think there has to be some 1st round draft picks being sent back to Montreal for this deal.
Posted by Gretzky_to_Lemieux on 06/30/09 at 04:26 PM ET