Chris Higgins Traded To New York Rangers For Scott Gomez
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... Higgins has been traded to the New York Rangers for center Scott Gomez. The report is as follows:
The Canadiens have landed center Scott Gomez from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Chris Higgins. RDS has just received confirmation of this trade. At present, Higgins and Gomez are the only two players known to be involved in the transaction.
UPDATE: The complete deal is Gomez, Tom Pyatt et du defenseman Michael Busto for Higgins, ...
Contract Escape! Rangers Trade Scott Gomez to Montreal for Chris Higgins
Lighthouse Hockey —
... clearing room for ... some other jaw-dropping contract likely to strain their payroll. Dany Heatley? A "crazy" commitment to Nik Antropov? A 5-year, $45-million maneuver to talk Bobby Holik out of retirement? {snickers} Who knows. I do know that every time I think they can't surprise me anymore ... they prove me wrong.
The deal also includes hot prospect Ryan McDonagh, Pavel Valentenko and Doug Janik heading to the Rangers, with Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto going to Montreal.
Below the jump, a ...
Free Agency Eve Open Thread
Nucks Misconduct —
... PM ET - Now reports are that soulless heathen JP Barry is refuting the CBC report. Or, more precisely, "no comment" (via @Kelcey Brade). Though you have to think the Gomez trade is a sign that the Sedins are returning. Regardless, nothing confirmed yet.
6:41 PM ET: Via @mozy19, the CBC is reporting the Sedins are signed and delivered for Vancouver. Searching for more now...
6:00 PM ET: The Canadiens get Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto (great name guy) from the Rangers for Chris ...
2009 NHL free agency begins
PensBurgh —
... is no longer in Pittsburgh's division. He, along with Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto were shipped out to Montreal in exchange for ...
Atlantic Division Roundup
Broad Street Hockey —
... New York Rangers The Blueshirts have been busy making their usual big-name, question-mark news so far. They lost Nik Antropov, Fredrik Sjostrom, and Colton Orr while bringing in Donald Brashear and Marian Gaborik. In the biggest news the day before FA opened, the Rangers were able to drop Scott Gomez (along with Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto) and his enormous salary ($7.3 million) and still pick up Christopher Higgins, Doug Janik, Ryan McDonagh, and ...
Rangers News: Christopher Higgins signed...
Blueshirt Banter —
... , Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto on June 30. He has skated in 282 regular season contests with Montreal, recording 84 goals and 67 assists for 151 points, along with 96 penalty minutes. The 6-0, 205-pounder has eclipsed the 20-goal mark three times. ...
Get To Know The Canadiens Development Camp Prospects
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... Qui est Mikael Johansson? - Mangeux de puck
Clip of Mikael Johansson - You Tube
Montreal Signs Mikael Johansson - WTF Holland
Ben Maxwell - Hamilton Bulldogs
Ben Maxwell's statistics at Hockey Database
Ben Maxwell Player Profile at Hockey's Future
Maxwell Living A Dream With Canadiens - Habs Inside Out
Tom Pyatt - Hartford Wolfpack
Tom Pyatt's Statistics at ...
The Gainey Regime 2009-10: Year Six - A Recap of Moves Made from the Seven Previous Seasons
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... Alex Tanguay, Patrice Brisebois, Francis Bouillon, Mathieu Dandenault, Mathieu Schneider, and Marc Denis remain unsigned by any organization as of July 14, 2009.
April 15 - Montreal signs F Dany Masse (+) as a FA.
May 13 - Montreal signs D Andre Benoit (+) as a FA.
May 25 - Montreal signs F Mikael Johansson (+) as a FA.
June 25 - Canadiens acquire *Scott Gomez C, Michael Busto F, and Tom Pyatt D for Christopher Higgins F, Ryan McDonagh D, ...
NHL Offseason Winners & Losers: Eastern Conference
Canes Country —
... , Tom Pyatt and Michael Gusto to Montreal — Not only did New York get out from under Gomez's contract, but they got good assets in return. Sure, they subsequently blew the cap space, but they had to do something. ...
New Ranger on the block: Christopher Higgins
Blueshirt Banter —
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How acquired: Traded to the Rangers along with Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko for Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt, and Mike Busto.
NHL Draft: First round pick (14th overall) of the Montreal Canadiens in the 2002 draft.
First NHL game: 10/11/03
First NHL goal: 10/6/05 vs. New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden (Kevin Weekes)
News and Notes:
Higgins is the first player from Yale University ever selected ...
Habs Rookie Camp Officially Kicks Off 2009-10 Season
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... Massé and Gabriel Dumont were on hand for rehabilitation purposes.
The players by position are goaltenders Cédrick Desjardins, Robert Mayer, Jason Missiaen, and Petteri Simila; defensemen Chad Anderson, Mac Bennett, André Benoit, Michael Busto, Mathieu Carle, Frédérick St-Denis, Joe Stejskal, P.K. Subban and Yannick Weber; centers David Desharnais, Olivier Fortier, Mikael Johansson, Benjamin Maxwell, Tom Pyatt, Ryan Russell, Dustin Walsh and Ryan White; right ...
Penguins lineup for tonight's game against Montreal
PensBurgh —
... he can get off to a better start then season's past where it looks like MAF doesn't round into form until February/March.
Also from EN, here's Montreal's roster which features a similiar mix of established NHL'ers and young players to the Penguins unit.
FORWARDS Mike Cammalleri, Brian Gionta, Matt D'Agostini, Scott Gomez, Andrei Kostitsyn, Ian Lapierre, Guillame Latendresse, Ben Maxwell, Eric Neilson, Max Pacioretty, Tom Pyatt, Gregory Stewart
DEFENSEMEN Shawn Belle, ...
5 Games In 5 Nights: The Good, Bad and Ugly
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... is even more odd considering that Bulldogs jet off to Scotland to begin camp on Wednesday.
The trouble is, the five game in five nights neccessitates having two squads worth of bodies around.
Still in camp, and hoping to make the final cuts are Max Pacioretty, Sergei Kostitsyn, Yannick Weber, Ben Maxwell, Gregory Stewart and longshots Mathieu Carle, Tom Pyatt and goalie Curtis Sandford
...
Canadiens Take Down Sabres and Look Ahead at Leafs
Die By The Blade —
... The Sabres lost the lead early in the third period off a shot from Gregory Stewart.
Ryan Miller faced 21 shots while Carey Price stopped 29 of 31 shots in the game. The two Sabres goals came from Clarke MacArthur who scored early in the first period and Nathan Gerbe who scored on a short handed goal in the first. Patrick Kaleta was given a game misconduct after receiving a boarding penalty stemming from a hit on Tom Pyatt. Paul Gaustad was also given a game misconduct after ...
Habs Final Roster Cuts Coming Soon
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... Georges Laraque, Brian Gionta, Travis Moen, Maxim Lapierre, Andrei Kostitsyn, Guillaume Latendresse and Scott Gomez.
Twelve players yet to be assured of a roster spot include goalie Curtis Sanford, defensemen Yannick Weber, Mathieu Carle, and Alex Henry, and forwards Kyle Chipchura, Matt D' Agostini, Ben Maxwell, Max Pacioretty, Gregory Stewart, Sergei Kostitsyn, Tom Pyatt, and Olivier Fortier.
Of this dozen, Chipchura, ...
Bruins ready to battle with rival Habs
Stanley Cup of Chowder —
... Notes:
- The Bruins have not scored a power play goal in 5 games and now have the worst power play in the NHL with a 11.5% success rate.
- Montreal has also struggled with special teams play this season. The are 24th in penalty-killing (75.8%) and 25th on the power play (14.3%).
- Mark Recchi needs 1 assist to reach 900 for his career
- Montreal has called up forwards Tom Pyatt and Ryan White from the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL). ...
Habs Solutions: The Jacques Martin Deck Shuffle
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... has been a spin the wheel affair and the team's fourth line has been a mixture of both promotions and demotions of late, a undefined gumbo of circumstance.
Fact 2: For steadiness, the most regular performers have been Gionta, the surprising Metropolit, and Plekanec, often the team's most dependable and consistent element.
Fact 3: The solution to whatever woes Andrei Kostitsyn is having will not be found in pairing him with Tom Pyatt or Kyle Chipchura at center.
So let's begin here: ...
Dismal Isn't The Word, As Habs Suffer Nashville Whitewash
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... happened against the Predators, hardly a team known for their offensive punch. They were shutout by a goalie whose name sounds like Pecker Innie.
The Canadiens looked stymied, bewildered, lost and dysfunctional for three periods.
For Jacques Martin, juggling lines and sitting players hasn't provided a solution. Perhaps sticking to regular lines and maybe allowing players to learn to play with familiar faces would help. Having two centremen in Maxim Lapierre and Tom Pyatt play wing only adds to the on-ice dyslexia.
There was ...
Habs Finding Ways To Defy The Odds
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... What makes no sense at all, is that current roster filled with callups, spare parts and castaways is actually a .500 hockey team after 24 games. The Canadiens have already employed 34 different players this season, nearing last season's total of 37, and the shuffling back and forth between Hamilton and Montreal has been frenzied. Eight of those 34 have played in Hamilton this season. Kids such as Tom Pyatt and ...
Plenty Of Good Promise Shines Through Despite Loss To Capitals
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... the team creatively. His fluid skating, swift passing ability, brisk vision and dogged traits have all been in evidence. Against Washington, there were several heads up examples of this, especially the alert puck robbery of one Capitals forward headed the other way that turned a play around for the Canadiens. He's looked good out there, and his timing could not have been better. Once the injuries on team settle down, Sergei should stick around.
Impressive have been rookies Tom Pyatt and Ryan White. While White assuredly has the most offensive ...
