ThreeCups Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Was the money as different for Gomez as it was in your Bob's vs John's example? ($55k vs. $105k) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I feel the same about him. I think he got in WAY over his head with that signing with the Rangers. I really think that his agent said "here, sign this. NY is the best place for you, you'll be a star, this is how the NHL is" and he signed the contract. I don't hate the guy. I don't really want him back, either. It's a business. He did what was right for him. Now, if Lou offered him the same contract and he told Lou that New York is the best and that he hates the Devils, ok, then I see. I don't think he's a bad guy. Driver left for the Rangers, MacLean went there the second his contract ran out in SJ. Holik went there. It happens. None of them had any success there, anyway. For perspective's sake, if any of us worked at Bob's Hardware Store for 55,000 a year, and John's Hardware Store offered us 105,000 a year guaranteed for the same job, and you told Bob and he told you "I'm not paying that", 99% of us would enjoy our drive to John's in our new car. Glen Sather, the least creative GM in the NHL who still thinks signing good players to superstar contracts will lead to superstar performance, basically told him, "The Devils aren't using you right, here you could put up 100 points," and pretty much everyone over there, right down to the fans, bought into it. No one had any concrete plan why that would be the case of course, and when Gomez basically put up, well, Gomez numbers, Sather and the rest of the Ranger faithful were actually surprised. That being said, his contract was more money than a guy like Gomez ever should've expected to get (and if not for 2005-06, he probably wouldn't have gotten that much), and signing it is the easiest part...the press conferences, the schmoozefests...these guys don't realize what they're in for until they actually have to start earning the money, and are expected to play at a level much higher than what is realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Was the money as different for Gomez as it was in your Bob's vs John's example? ($55k vs. $105k) Roughly. In 2005-06 he made 2.2 million here. He got awarded 5 million from the arbitration case for 06-07. The first year of his Ranger contract was $10 million, then it went down as the contract went on... (from Cap Geek): 2007-08 $10,000,000 2008-09 $8,000,000 2009-10 $8,000,000 2010-11 $8,000,000 2011-12 $7,500,000 2012-13 $5,500,000 2013-14 $4,500,000 Edited January 14, 2013 by Devil Dan 56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 ....but we do not know what Lou offered, so to use the arbitration figure as the Devils "offer" would be unfair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 We don't know if Lou offered anything. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't bother, it was obvious Gomez was leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Could be true.... Either way, it was a great non-signing....he went to NYC and let his career plummet begin. He went to Montreal to completely ruin it.... Hopefully Parise becomes the next case of career derailment after leaving the Devils for the bright lights of free agency and Brinks trucks full of money they don't deserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Let's not forget he had multiple confrontations with the coaches in Montreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 The NHLPA is reviewing that case and already spoke with the NHL head office about it. I kinda hope they are stuck with him somehow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 The NHLPA is reviewing that case and already spoke with the NHL head office about it. I kinda hope they are stuck with him somehow They already have to pay him and have his cap number for the rest of the year, now they should have to waste a roster spot on him too? The Habs have every right to do what they want with their roster...if Lou sent Krys Barch home (the way he did Langdon in 2006), there'd be no issue, but the NHLPA is raising a stink because they want Gomez to have a chance to get his full contract value, even if it's by getting hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) They already have to pay him and have his cap number for the rest of the year, now they should have to waste a roster spot on him too? The Habs have every right to do what they want with their roster...if Lou sent Krys Barch home (the way he did Langdon in 2006), there'd be no issue, but the NHLPA is raising a stink because they want Gomez to have a chance to get his full contract value, even if it's by getting hurt. This is a ridiculous reading of the situation. If Gomez said 'hey, I want to play', and talked with the NHLPA, the PA should at least look into it. I don't think it has anything to do with money on Gomez's end, either for Gomez or the NHLPA. Lou sent Langdon and Oliwa home, but I'm not convinced that he didn't do so without their permission, and I'm not sure had they raised a question about 'uh hey I want to play, somewhere', that Lou wouldn't've looked into it - if not in the AHL, on a loan, then maybe in a foreign league. Edited January 14, 2013 by Triumph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 if it would be someone else than Gomez i'd feel really really bad for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 ....but we do not know what Lou offered, so to use the arbitration figure as the Devils "offer" would be unfair It's pretty much believed that Jersey didn't bother to offer anything once they saw the numbers that the Rags offered. Gomez signed pretty quickly that off season. The point is I really don't blame him. I don't like that he went there, but the days of loyalty to a team are long gone about 90% of the time. Marty is one of the few exceptions, and people crap on him anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH26 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 if it would be someone else than Gomez i'd feel really really bad for him same thing for Wade Redden. Though even he must've known he was AHL bound the day he signed that contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titleofusername98 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Regardless of whether or not he's a "good guy," he hadn't scored a goal in a little more than a year. And if Gomez is your highest paid player, with results like that, doesn't it seem like a no-brainer to buy him out? Maybe it's because I'm 14 and I started following the Devils at about the same time Gomez left. But if I'm the GM for this team, in a huge hockey market whose fans hate when their team misses the playoffs, then it makes logical sense for me to send him off for this season and work with the rest of the team to play some clutch, playoff hockey. And in a French-Canadian accent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSkirt Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I give the Canadiens kudos for being up-front about it. Otherwise they can have him report to camp, practice & just not dress him for games between Feb-Apr. Or they could do the same with him in the AHL. It seem more honorable this way to say up-front we're buying you out in 5 months & then you are a free-agent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 If Gomer and the PA make a big stink about it, I hope the Habs make it as painful as can be for him. Reporting to camp/practices and not dressing for games has to be worse than sitting home.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Per TravisHeHateMe Interesting. NHL and NHLPA agree to two buyout windows, one of which starts before season opener. Cap hit stays for season. So, Redden and Gomez will be actively seeking employment anytime now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Gomez for 1 year/1 mill. Make it so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Gomez for 1 year/1 mill. Make it so. im actually nervous that it could happen... i think its a real possibility that Lou would do it... on the other hand... if he'd come back and produce i could make more fun of mtl lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 im actually nervous that it could happen... i think its a real possibility that Lou would do it... on the other hand... if he'd come back and produce i could make more fun of mtl lol He'd almost definitely be way better than whatever options NJ has for 3rd line LW. Use him as 2nd line C on PP, switch out Josefson. It would make trading a defenseman much easier too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils731 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Gomez coming back to the Devils or not is impossible for us to tell, IMO. It would take a serious conversation between Lou and Gomez, where Lou is convinced at the end of the conversation that Gomez is a different person emotionally than he was 4 or 5 years ago. That's assuming Lou would even be willing to have that conversation in the first place. Since I can't know if Lou would talk to Gomez, or how that conversation would go, I can't imagine guessing what the Devils might do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caron14 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 if he come back at 1 million they will drill him and he will produce and prove that new jersey is a great organisation and the rags and mtl aren't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 im sure Gomez would be willing to sign REALLY CHEAP considering he's getting his full paycheck from MTL and that he has stuff to prove to the whole league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prucenterrules Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I could definitely see gomez back here for 1 year <1million. If he produces it's a win-win, if he doesn't it isn't a big deal. We could use another play maker and him back here with zero expectations can be beneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caron14 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 fine montreal can now buyout gomez before the opener... And i have a feelings he will be with jersey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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