Panthers Sign Gomez
Florida Panthers fans beware: Scott Gomez is coming to a town near you!! Today it was announced that the flagging 33 year old center has joined the Panthers on a one year deal. A Calder Trophy winner after his impressive rookie season in 1999 with the New Jersey Devils, his initial career was successful and he won the 2003 Stanley Cup with the Devils.
But after a disasterous spell with the Montreal Canadiens, he failed to live up his big bucks contract and was frequently criticised by the media and the Habs fans for lack of effort and goal scoring and posted only 108 points in his three year spell (including a career low 11 points in 2011-12) which also included a year long goal drought from February 2011 to February 2012.
Annoyed by his low progress, he was promptly waived by the Canadiens in January this year and spent last season at the San Jose Sharks where he has faired little better posting only 2 goals and 15 points!
Will this team bring about a redemption for the Alaska native? Well I can think of a list of things that are more likely to happen and with Aleksander Barkov lining up, his chances look slim! Have fun with the one Panthers fans, we'll be thinking of you this year!
But after a disasterous spell with the Montreal Canadiens, he failed to live up his big bucks contract and was frequently criticised by the media and the Habs fans for lack of effort and goal scoring and posted only 108 points in his three year spell (including a career low 11 points in 2011-12) which also included a year long goal drought from February 2011 to February 2012.
Annoyed by his low progress, he was promptly waived by the Canadiens in January this year and spent last season at the San Jose Sharks where he has faired little better posting only 2 goals and 15 points!
Will this team bring about a redemption for the Alaska native? Well I can think of a list of things that are more likely to happen and with Aleksander Barkov lining up, his chances look slim! Have fun with the one Panthers fans, we'll be thinking of you this year!
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