New Jersey Devils Players That Flamed Out With New York Rangers
By Nick Villano
Scott Gomez
On July 1, 2007, Scott Gomez left the Devils to sign a $51 million contract with the Rangers.
That deal didn’t look terrible in the first season, where he put up 70 points, but it got so bad by the end of his tenure fans were willing to pay for his ticket out of town. The Rangers didn’t pay him $10 million in 2007-08 to have him score 16 goals. Sure, he was getting assists, but that wasn’t enough.
As his contract continued, his play seemingly got worse.
He never broke 16 goals in a Rangers uniform, despite them having dreams he could once again be a 30 goals scorer.
The Rangers ended up shipping Gomez’s monster contract in the 2009 offseason. The deal did get them Ryan McDonagh, which is annoying, but it’s safe to say Gomez was never going to get recognized for his time playing above Penn Station.