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Should Scott Gomez Be Traded? Pros and Cons for the Rangers
bleacherreport.com - 8/27/2008
Should Scott Gomez Be Traded? Pros and Cons for the Rangers
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Eklund, "the anonymous hockey blogger," reported yesterday that Scott Gomez was in line to be traded so the Rangers could afford Mats Sundin (Gomez is making $7 million-plus for the next six seasons, I believe). I have some mixed thoughts on that move, and here are the pros and cons:   PROS Trading Gomez is a move that might not just make sense if you're looking to acquire Mats Sundin, but it might make sense in regard to the types of prospects the Rangers have, and are looking to ...

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How the Rangers trading Gomez went from 'imminent' to idiotic
Puck Daddy — ... the original source for the Gomez-to-Vancouver rumor, that is.) Around the same time, Greg Caggiano, a writer for the open-source sports blogging community The Bleacher Report, penned a post with this breathless headline: "Scott Gomez Deal Imminent: Los Angeles, Vancouver, Minnesota Destinations." This created a cottage industry of Gomez speculation on that blogging network, from debating Sundin's contributions to the Rangers with Gomez's to potential deals involving Gomez around the NHL. (Our favorite: Scott Gomez and Michal Roszival to ...

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