"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 when the NHL’s free-agent shopping season opens. New York had been looking to clear space under the NHL salary cap and cut out a major contract that still has five years and $33.5 million left on it. Gomez was sent to Montreal with minor leaguers Tom Pyatt, a forward, and defenseman Mike Busto. Along with Higgins, the Rangers got defensemen Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko (Boston Herald)."
The Rangers need to dump some payroll. Gomez is a good player, but overall he is overrated. He had one great year with the Devils in 2005 when he had 33 goals and 51 assists. He is still a playmaker, and the Canadiens basically need to rebuild their entire team. Not really sure if it is a good idea to bog yourself down with this kind of contract (about $6.7 million for the next 5 years) when you are rebuilding.
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