To Steal A Phrase...DOMINOES
Bangin Panger —
Big deal just went down. 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.By clearing that $7 + million in cap space, those Rangers now can afford to take the run at Dany Heatley. The arms race that Pittsburgh started (by tanking all those years for those #1 picks, zinger!), Philly escalated (Pronger), well now the Rangers are in on the act. ...
BREAKING RANGER NEWS: SCOTT GOMEZ TRADED TO MONTREAL
Blueshirt Banter —
According to TSN, the Rangers have traded Scott Gomez to Montreal for Winger Chris Higgins. Here is the full story from TSN.
Highlights:
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired centre Scott Gomez from the New York Rangers in exchange for winger Christopher Higgins.
Gomez, 29, is coming off a down season for the Rangers, finishing with 58 points, his lowest total since 2002-2003.
Higgins, a 26-year-old restricted free agent winger, also struggled in 2008-2009, scoring a career-low 23 points in 57 games as he missed a combined 25 games with hand and ...
It's A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood - Scott Gomez TRADED To The Canadiens
The Manic Ranger - A New York Rangers Blog —
via 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 Doug Janik, Ryan McDonagh andPavel Valentenko.
Alot going on, just got home from work. Apparently Heatley will be a Rangers tonight as well.
Rangers Send Gomez to Canadiens
Hockey Beat —
... Gomez didn’t have the greatest season last year (just 58 points) but Bob Gainey seems excited to add him to the roster: "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." ...
A Hab NOT: Kovalev will not be returning to Habs
Crash the Crease —
... comments from last week about Kovalev not being brought back. Gainey told the radio station that the club made an offer to Kovalev last week, but the Russian winger took too long to consider the deal
“We hadn’t agreed on the amount, but another player was willing to come and join our team,” Gainey told the radio station. “So the dollars that we had allotted there for a particular position were grabbed up by another player.”
The Habs added Scott Gomez from the New York Rangers on June 30, just prior to the start of free agency. They ...
Higgins and Rangers agree
Crash the Crease —
read the full article here
Restricted free agent Christopher Higgins has agreed to terms with the New York Rangers.
The 26-year old was acquired by the Rangers, along with Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko, from the Montreal Canadiens, in exchange for Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto on June 30.
Terms of the deal were not released.
Kostitsyn fight with Gomez led to demotion
Crash the Crease —
A french-language MSN article posted Wednesday reports that a physical altercation between Montreal Canadiens players Scott Gomez and Sergei Kostitsyn during the preseason was a motivating factor that contributed to the younger Kostitsyn being assigned to the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs.
The report, written by Mario Langlois, says that the incident took place just prior to Montreal’s season-opening game in Toronto on Oct. 1, as the club was preparing to depart for a team-building excursion in Caledon, ON. Before leaving, the team went out for a night on the town and returned to ...
