Feldmarschall 9 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Apologies if this has already been posted. Details forthcoming, but I wouldn't have pegged Gomez as the number one guy they wanted. He's a far cry from Vinny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=283329 theres the link, in exchange for Higgins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Great move by the Rangers imo. I really see Heatley going to the Rangers now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-Ruff 47 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Heatley to the Rangers is the first thing I thought too.... Montreal fans can kiss Vinny goodbye, kind of too bad.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Yeah, Heater to the Rangers is looking good now. They just gained 6 mil in cap room and already had close to 18 mil, now thats 24 to get Giradi, Staal, Callahan, Dubinsky and Zherdev signed. Lots of room to fit Heatley in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Statts 4 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Great move by the Rangers imo. I really see Heatley going to the Rangers now. Indeed. Gomez is one of the most over rated and over payed players in the NHL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 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 from the Montreal Canadiens. Full deal, great trade for New York, cap space, a 20 goal scorer, 2 solid young defenceman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cr00d 26 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 great move for both teams. More of a salary dump for the Rangers, though Higgins has proved he can be a pretty good player from time to time... and as stated above, perhaps a move leading to them landing Heatly. Not a big fan of Gomez at the salary he's under contract for, but he's always put up points and is a great playmaker. Perhaps MTL can use a little more of their soon to be cap space and pick up a Gaborik/Cammalleri/Hossa type to play on his wing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glubki 17 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 The fans are going to love Gomez in Montreal... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Rangers HUUUUGE winners Gainey you suck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
#18 the _Hoss_ 2 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Heatley to NYR (e4) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonan78 1 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 While at first glance this might appear to be a very one-sided affair in favor of the Rangers, who will likely use the cap space to bring Heatley on board, plus picked up a promising young forward in Higgins who has already had a 20 goal season but disappointed last year. But, Gomez could be a good pick-up for the Habs, when you consider they would have had to give up a lot more to get Vinny from Tampa, they still have enough cap space to bring in a high profile winger (ala Gaborik, who they were rumored to have been trying to trade for in the regular season before his injury). It'll be interesting to see what ensues for these two clubs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick zombo 3,739 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Whatever happened to: "The team that gets the best player wins the trade" ? Gomez > Higgins Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingfan1991 221 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 wow poor gomez .. umm i mean poor habs fans! 7.3million hit till 2014, insane for this guy! turnover central in new york, horrible move is an understatement if there ever was one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Statts 4 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 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 from the Montreal Canadiens. Full deal, great trade for New York, cap space, a 20 goal scorer, 2 solid young defenceman. Wow. McDonagh is a hell of a good prospect to trade away. Has the potential to be a top pairing d-man. Bad day to be a habs fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skacore 2 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Whatever happened to: "The team that gets the best player wins the trade" ? Gomez > Higgins salary cap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonan78 1 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Whatever happened to: "The team that gets the best player wins the trade" ? Gomez > Higgins Usually this would be the case, but the Rangers just unloaded a HUGE contract, one which they never should have signed to begin with (anyone who thinks Gomez should be making 8 million a year is on something) and they got a solid player in return, plus they have more cap space to bring in a big-name free agent, or as many others here have already speculated, trade for Heatley, plus they get a solid scorer in Higgins plus a couple of prospects. Clearly this was a good move by the Rangers, time will tell how it turns out for Montreal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) Ah, so overpaid, underperforming centre is traded for young, promising but slowly developing centre. An ok deal for the Canadians, to be honest. Although Lang was a good #1 centre for them last year, if he recovers from his injury they suddenly have good depth at centre, which is important given how lame Thomas P is as a first line centre. Rangers look like the winners right now because they got to unload one of their worst signings in recent years (other two are still in NY). Edited June 30, 2009 by Drake_Marcus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Rangers look like the winners right now because they got to unload one of their worst signings in recent years (other two are still in NY). What 2 are you thinking of? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings_Toledo 233 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Not that this has any bearing on what happens in real life, but in my "Be A Pro" mode in NHL '09, Pronger got traded to Philly and Heatley ended up with the Rangers. Very odd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 What 2 are you thinking of? Drury and Redden, good players, overpaid by 4.5 million each. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
#18 the _Hoss_ 2 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Chasing Gaborik to LA rumours. They are working on Heatley as we speak. plus waiting to announce a trade. @ Eklund, I could write that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Drury and Redden, good players, overpaid by 4.5 million each. Oh year, definitely. Drury to Ottawa maybe, for Heatley? And then the Rangers can afford to get Hossa as well, though they'd need some centermen of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGuns1340 1 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 What 2 are you thinking of? Redden and Drury. Those contracts are right up there with Campbell's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dominator2005 558 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 GREAT TRADE for the Rangers... I can't believe that Montréal traded Ryan McDonagh... Can we send them Maltby/Lebda for P.K. Subban/Stewart? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
