banginpanger.com - 6/30/2009
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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 + ...
Rangers trade Scott Gomez for Chris Higgins (Updated)
5-hole.com 6/30/2009 — Looks like the team could be significantly different next year.
UPDATE: Here are the full terms of the trade from the Rangers website :
New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has acquired forward Chris Higgins and defensemen Ryan McDonagh ...
Dany Heatley Is The Sniper The Rangers Need
themanicranger.com 6/30/2009 —
Before I get into the Heatley situation, a very important question needs to be asked first. Is Dany Heatley a good fit for the Rangers? This is a question that is difficult to answer due to his somewhat checkered past and reputation for a bad attitude along with his large contract. When all ...
Rangers Trade Gomez To Canadiens
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — "Scott Gomez’ brief New York tenure ended yesterday when the star center was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Canadiens as part of a six-player deal. The key player coming back to New York is forward Chris Higgins, a Long Island native who is set to become a restricted free agent today ...
Scott Gomez (and Salary) Traded to the Habs
viewfrommyseats.com 7/1/2009 — Salary Dump: Trading a good player with an inflated salary for the sole purpose of saving money.
Here’s how they usually work. Team A will trade the horrible contract to Team B. They will also throw in a blue-chip prospect for the effort. Team B usually sends back a couple of fringe players ...
New York Rangers: Scott Gomez Dealt to Montreal For Chris Higgins
bleacherreport.com 6/30/2009 — The New York Rangers cleared significant cap space today, dealing Center Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for left winger Christopher Higgins.
The Canadiens received Gomez along with forward Tom Pyatt and defenseman Michael ...
TSN: Rangers trade Gomez away to Montreal
inlouwetrust.com 6/30/2009 — TSN: Rangers trade Gomez away to Montreal
I guess the Rangers are going to push for Heatley or Gaborik or some other big-name, big-dollar UFA now. The NY Rangers have essentially traded away Scott Gomez for Montreal's Chris Higgins and some prospects (Ryan MacDonagh?). Full details at ...
What Will The Rangers Do With All This Extra Cap Space In Free Agency?
themanicranger.com 7/1/2009 — .. hopefully not repeat the summer of 2007 when they signed Scott Gomez and Chris Drury to lucrative/idiotic contracts. It's great that the Rangers shed a bad contract and are not choked against the cap as they were this morning. Although they still have two bad contracts in Drury and Redden. ...
The Rangers Have Taken Their Shots At Heatley
themanicranger.com 6/27/2009 — via Larry Brooks, NY Post
The opportunity for the Rangers to a cquire Dany Heatley from the Senators remains on the table, though The Post has learned that Ottawa's demands border on the delusional.
Heatley, who has five years at $35 million remaining on his contract that carries an ...
Rangers trade C Gomez to Canadiens (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 6/30/2009
The Rangers have started trimming salary by trading star center Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens for forward Chris Higgins in a six-player deal. On the eve of the NHL free-agent shopping season, New York sent Gomez and his big contract that has ...