One last update on the Gomez story (for now)

Hopefully he says no to the trade through his no trade clause.

Actually that would be 2001-2002 when he was 10-38-48.

This whole line of criticism is so overblown. If you forget the outlier of his 05-06 season, this year is essentially the player Gomez is. He had the same number of goals this past year as he did in 07-08 and only two fewer points than the 06-07 season that earned him the huge contract.

This wasn’t that much of a down year for Gomez. He just looked worse without Jagr and Shanahan providing extra scoring.

Ill look into this.

So, the deal was rejected. Apparently according to bob mckenzie:
“A lot of confusion has existed because there is a $4 million bonus payment due to Heatley on July 1. It was the understanding of many involved, including the Senators and Oilers, that once the clock struck midnight and turned over to July 1, the Sens would be on the hook for the $4 million bonus payment, which may have been a serious impediment to getting a deal done after midnight.

But as it turns out, the NHL says as long as a Heatley trade is concluded before midnight eastern tomorrow night, the bonus payment allocation can be transferred to the new team."

This means there is another 24 hrs in the heatley trade scenario…i think the price went down for the rangers at least in what they offer. zherdev, rozy, sangs and a 1st is fine by me as we get the best player in the deal and actually a net cap savings. Sangs is more expendable now with McDonagh in the org. keep Dubi, Cally, Staal, AA, Grachev, MDZ and give them that offer. they need to move him more than we need to get him.

I just read the article in the Montreal Gazette, they refer to Gomez as a “1st Line Center”

Yeah good luck with that

I would trade for Brad if we could do it for Rozi, Zherdev and maybe a pick. Brad is a similar player who Torts likes in his system and essentially makes what Gomer did, but only 2 years left on his deal as opposed to people who want Vinny that has 10 years left and will cost major prospects. Dealing Rozi and Zherdev makes the cap a net wash if not a 1/2 million dollar savings for us. Essentially if it was Rozi and Zherdev for Richards we trade Gomer, Rozi and Zherdev to get Higgins, Brad Richards and McDonagh oh yea and save 6 million in cap space while getting out of 1 contract a year earlier and the other 3 years early.

Bring in a Gabby for a year at 6-7 mil and move Dru to the left wing. I wouldnt even mind Knuble at that point to be 3rd line wing and pain in the ass in the crease on the pp if he will come for 2-2.5 mil for 1 year while letting grachev develop another year. Cally and Dubi 4/10, Higgins 2.1

Dru-Richards-Gabby 21mil
Higgins-Dubi-Cally 7.1 mil
Avery-Artem-Knuble 5.1 mil
Korpo-Boyle-Byers 2.25 mil

Staal-Giradi 2.45mil
Redden-Gilroy 8.25 mil
Sauer-Potter 1.4 mil

Goalies 7.6 mil’

55.15 total with 15 mil that comes off after this year (redden 6.5, knuble 2.5, gabby 6) to sign staal, girardi bring in kovy for gabby, grachev for knuble and mdz for redden. and after that richards is off the following year and then drury the year after that so each year for the next 3 we funnel out big bad deals as our prospects mature

is only 2 years. giving up rozi and zherdev makes it a cap wash and end up still having the saved gomer money

go for Cammillari …

nhl.com polls where the majority of the ppl believe the habs got the better end of the deal haha