Scott Gomez sent home

[Parker 1st MRB]

The Montreal Canadiens have sent center Scott Gomez home for the season. New general manager Marc Bergevin said at the opening of training camp that he will buy out Gomez's contract next summer to remove his team-high $7.3 million salary cap hit from the books.

Wow I don't think I've ever heard of a GM telling a player being paid 7.3 mil to stay home for the whole season.... HAHAHAHAHA!!!

[Englebretson 1st MRB]

[Mamora BAR]

and thus the train wreck that is montreal continues right on course into oblivion lol. Bring back the Nordics!

[Pandalsson 1st MRB]

Not really sure why it's a train wreck move?

It's not like:

1) Bergevin gave him the contract *cough* sather *cough*

2) Bergevin traded for him by giving up what is now NY's 3rd mainstay D-man *I can't cough on Gainey no matter how much he might have screwed up*

3) Gomez can be bought out if he's injured while playing.

So, yeah, everyone knew he was being bought out, why risk it and have his stupid salary be an albatross for his last year?

As for the recently updated "Gomez/Redden Rule", I'm sure that it would have looked bad for the league and the NHLPA to have a player being paid so many millions for sitting on his ass but as a club move, it a GOOD move (before the fast-tracked compliance buyout CBA revisions). Most of all, it was an INTELLIGENT one by the new administration.

So, actually... it just shows the train is getting back on track.

Yeah, I hear the Jets might be bad enough in a couple of years to consider relocation.

And I just noticed that my "group" changed lol