Lamoriello believes in DeBoer, staff, players to get Devils on course; Gomez could get chance soon: While DeBoer continues to search for offensive production from more than one line at a time, center Scott Gomez also is waiting back in New Jersey, hoping the Devils will sign him. Gomez, who had two goals and an assist in three preseason games, has continued to practice with the team when it is home, but is not permitted to travel because he is not under contract. With DeBoer often talking about the need to get three scoring lines going, Gomez could help in that area (especially if Adam Henrique and Patrik Elias play on the same line) and indications are that Lamoriello has been trying to make a move to open up a contract spot for him. Lamoriello said after training camp that Gomez, “has shown he can still play.” When I asked Lamoriello today if he thought Gomez could help the Devils offensively right now, he replied cryptically, “You never know. We’ll see how things transpire. You never know.” Although it would seem there is already an opening for Gomez with left wing Ryane Clowe out indefinitely with what is likely to be another concussion, Lamoriello said last week that Clowe’s and Gomez’s situations are not connected. Lamoriello seems to be looking to shed a contract rather than simply putting Clowe on Long-term Injured Reserve, which would allow the team to exceed the salary cap by Clowe’s cap hit ($4.85 million) if needed, but not save the organization any actual dollars in salary.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 04:14:16 +0000
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