Frank E said:
Well, if you're a candidate for this kind of thing, it's a pretty huge blessing.
I don't feel as though he's owed anything by the league or by the Habs, as he'll be able to collect a couple of pay cheques next year.
I know it was largely discouraged among the pro-owner contingent here during the lockout but now that it's over you could try to look at these guys as human beings as opposed to, you know, soulless greed machines. Nobody said he's owed anything by the Habs. Just that an unfortunate by-product of the buyout formula that was cooked up was that a guy like Gomez, who probably has a ways to go to prove he deserves a spot on an NHL roster, might see his career ended in the NHL because it makes more sense for the Habs to not let him play than to play in the AHL.
Which, yes, does not change the fact that Scott Gomez is a very wealthy man and will continue to be so. However, crazy as it may seem, that isn't the be all and end all for some people.