Friday, April 27, 2007
Devils Should Let Gomez Walk
I don't know if it coincided with the Devils' loss last night, which ended up being not as bad as it could have been, or if it's just that the market opens in about 2 months, but the Star Ledger has a story about Scott Gomez's impending free agency.
Gomez is a good--even great player, but I would let him go. Even if the cap goes up to $49M next year, the Devils are still going to have very little room, and giving Gomez a $1.5M raise won't leave much room for anything else, and, if this year was any indication, the Gomez led offense wasn't enough. The Devils were cellar dwellers in the GF column, and were downright stinky 5 on 5.
That extra $1.5M could bring Petr Sykora back (if he's welcome), something that might reinvigorate Patrik Elias. The remaining $5m could go a long way towards shoring up other areas.
I won't say who the money should go to, but I think it's time for a change of direction up front for this team.
Gomez is a good--even great player, but I would let him go. Even if the cap goes up to $49M next year, the Devils are still going to have very little room, and giving Gomez a $1.5M raise won't leave much room for anything else, and, if this year was any indication, the Gomez led offense wasn't enough. The Devils were cellar dwellers in the GF column, and were downright stinky 5 on 5.
That extra $1.5M could bring Petr Sykora back (if he's welcome), something that might reinvigorate Patrik Elias. The remaining $5m could go a long way towards shoring up other areas.
I won't say who the money should go to, but I think it's time for a change of direction up front for this team.
// posted by Rick @ 8:51 AM 
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