According to Patrice Brisebois, now of TVA Sport, Scott Gomez eagerly awaits a buyout at the end of the season and hopes to have another chance with the New Jersey Devils.
I have nothing personal against Gomez as I really don't think it's for a lack of effort. He's just not very good any more.
Is there anyway of having his contract not affect our cap hit? 7.5mil is a lot of money that could go towards getting a very good player. My understanding is that his contract will affect our cap hit even with a buy out?
I have nothing personal against Gomez as I really don't think it's for a lack of effort. He's just not very good any more.
Is there anyway of having his contract not affect our cap hit? 7.5mil is a lot of money that could go towards getting a very good player. My understanding is that his contract will affect our cap hit even with a buy out?
Yes.
There is a calculation of the remaining term and $. The term is extended and the amount is halved and spread over that time period.
So, if he is bought out, as the thread title says, the Habs will carry a cap hit for Gomez if they buy him out.
This is the reason other posters have said to send him to the AHL or Europe, because in those scenarios, his cap hit is erased completely.
I get it that owners of teams want to make money and so looking at taking a bath on a contract isnt appealling. At the same time if you want to build a winner with the financial upside of going deeper into play-offs in future years, then you should step up and take the albatross from around your teams neck. A send down to the AHL of Gomez clears us of his salary completely, a buy-out reduces the cap hit alot, but is a drag for 4 years, especially if the cap is reduced. My guess is Gillet would send him down and eat the loss in full, Im guesiing, for some reason just based on my feeling, that Molson will go half measure and buy him out.
He can share some of that with PG, his head of pro scouting and assistant GM who curiously lived in the NYC area and watched/attended all the NYR/NJD/NYI and Pennsylvania games....
a) How much money will Gomez make on the remainder of his contract?
b) How much would it cost the team to buy him out.
If b is less than a, then it just makes sense to do b. Even if it's over a longer period of time. Besides, either way you're penalized for the first two years, the remaining years on the cap are pretty insignificant.
I just don't see it happening that he would get put in the AHL. It's not like he is likely to report anyways. And I'm sure the team does not want him to go down there and potentially "poison" the locker room.
I think a buyout is the likeliest of solutions. Unless Gomez somehow finds a serious dose of "give a ******".
a) How much money will Gomez make on the remainder of his contract?
b) How much would it cost the team to buy him out.
If b is less than a, then it just makes sense to do b. Even if it's over a longer period of time. Besides, either way you're penalized for the first two years, the remaining years on the cap are pretty insignificant.
I just don't see it happening that he would get put in the AHL. It's not like he is likely to report anyways. And I'm sure the team does not want him to go down there and potentially "poison" the locker room.
I think a buyout is the likeliest of solutions. Unless Gomez somehow finds a serious dose of "give a ******".
or
c) We're not the Islanders and we need all our cap space to be used on actual roster players so a buyout takes some of that away on useless player contract/s.
A team as rich as MTL can afford to pay him to play in Europe or ECHL for Alaska. anywhere but here.
Also an Amnesty buyout is a very good possibility this summer
a) How much money will Gomez make on the remainder of his contract?
b) How much would it cost the team to buy him out.
If b is less than a, then it just makes sense to do b. Even if it's over a longer period of time. Besides, either way you're penalized for the first two years, the remaining years on the cap are pretty insignificant.
I just don't see it happening that he would get put in the AHL. It's not like he is likely to report anyways. And I'm sure the team does not want him to go down there and potentially "poison" the locker room.
I think a buyout is the likeliest of solutions. Unless Gomez somehow finds a serious dose of "give a ******".
b is less than a, but that doesn't make it a good option.
a) How much money will Gomez make on the remainder of his contract?
b) How much would it cost the team to buy him out.
If b is less than a, then it just makes sense to do b. Even if it's over a longer period of time. Besides, either way you're penalized for the first two years, the remaining years on the cap are pretty insignificant.
I just don't see it happening that he would get put in the AHL. It's not like he is likely to report anyways. And I'm sure the team does not want him to go down there and potentially "poison" the locker room.
I think a buyout is the likeliest of solutions. Unless Gomez somehow finds a serious dose of "give a ******".
not really
you have to replace him with a player
your salary cap is lowered by 4 millions with no player signed.
unless you find a player with 3 millions that is able to replace Gomez.
Is Bourque better than Gomez?
The AHL option is simple
you pay his salary and you have a 7.3 millions free cap space.
if you are lucky enough, someone will take him for nothing.
otherwise, you dont call him up for the rest of the season. (habs will pay 1/2 of his salary cap if claimed)
