Gomez, Jay-Bo, and Heater

[Edward Thomas Swan]

TSN.ca is reporting that pricey winger Scott Gomez has been delt to the Montreal canadiens along with two farm wingers for Chris Higgins, Ryan MacDoughny and two to-be UFAs. They are also reporting that Jay bo hs signed a 5 year deal with the Flames, with a cap hit of $6.6mil. Apparently the Dany Heatley saga is over after being delt to the Oilers for Dustin Penner, Laddy Smid and Andrew Cogliano.

Commish's Note on Gomez:
WHY?!?!?!?! I don't get this....I thought the Habs already had too many small centres, so why add another? Especially one with a cap hit of roughly $7.5mil AND give up one of your best prospects and young'ish players to do so?

Commish's Note on Jay-Bo:
That pricey and they're going to walk a thin line with the cap this year, but their back end is now one of the best in hockey with and elite shut down guy like Regehr, a still VERY promising Phaneuf, one of the better all around dmen in Bouw and the not so bad Sarich.

Commish's Note on Heatley:
Murray is defiantly getting the screw job here, but did he really have a choice? Cogs was mis-cast as a winger in Edmonton so hopefully the Sens are smart enough to pay him at centre again. Penner is a bust and I don't see that changing any time soon. Smid, though hasn't really lived up to his offensive potential still seems to be a serviceable blue liner who is still young and has time to improve his game.

[Edward Thomas Swan]

UPDATE:
TSN.ca is now reporting Heatley rejects the Oilers deal....

Commish's Note:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[toronto]

Montreal got a royal rapin there. Everyone figure'd Gomez had negative value and then the Rangers get Higgins and Mcdonaugh! Great move for the Rangers.

Heatley is an idiot, man i hope he ends up out west so i don't have to watch him often.

What a great move for the Flames. Now be interesting to see how they assemble thier offence

[dustin]

Montreal is rediculously stupid!!! Every year they fuck up some how...Gomez is this year!

The Flames overpaid a little I think but that was the only way they could sign him. If he went to market he would have gotten much more. They have room left to sign a couple guys if they want, plus they have Backstrom and a few other young guys that will be small cap hits. Don't forget they have lost some bigger contracts to make room for more help. Aucoin, Camalleri, Bertuzzi, Vandermeer....Equals cap space.

As for Heatley....calm down people!!! Would you want to play in Edmonton! I wouldn't!!! Players are rewarded no trades and such for a reason. He may have gone about asking for a trade the wrong way but other then that he has done nothing wrong. Do you know the whole story of what went on between him and the new coach, besides the fact that his ice time and role with the team were drastically effected??? I think not! So why jump on his back and call him names and say he is like Yashin and other guys who were cancers. You have no idea about the situation. He hasn't done any team bashing or been in the media since. All he did was asked to play somewhere else. I would take him on my team in a heartbeat!!! Enough said!

[Edward Thomas Swan]

I find the sitaution more HALARIOUS than frustrating.....but come on, can you blmae Sens fans for hating him?

"Hey, I want out of Ottawa, trade me"
"OK, no other teams want you except edmonton, and he have a deal in place"
"What!?!?!....NO! trade me some place else!"
"But, no one else wants you..."
"DO IT!!!"

Straight from Seinfeld....

[nordiques]

Christ !! Can someone invests 250 million$ and buy a team and move it the Quebec City for Pete's sake. I mean God, fuck my ass with no KY!!! Gomez, Gionta and Camalerri. Not to bad but fuck! The Habs lack size already... JESUS CHRIST !!! I don't think the super ultra fast, talented, monster size Gill will conpensate for that fact...

Heatly is at on same "ASS" level as our commish... Top quality, Grade A bum hole! At least Ed is in good company.... I hope he end's up playing for a shit hole team... Hey, you know what? He would be a perfect fit for the Habs! NOT!!!!!!!!!!