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Habs GM says they’re not buying out Scott Gomez

P.K. Subban

Montreal Canadiens hockey player Scott Gomez speaks to reporters as the team clears out its lockers in Brossard, Quebec, Monday, April 9, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)

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Canadiens fans are excited about having new GM Marc Bergevin trying to turn around their team. One quick way for him to endear himself to the fan base would be to find a way to get Scott Gomez out of town. That day doesn’t appear to be coming soon though.

NHL.com’s Arpon Basu heard from Bergevin during the Habs press conference yesterday, buying out the much-maligned Gomez is not an option for the team.

“He’s a Montreal Canadien, so he’ll come here and we’ll see what happens. But I’m not buying him out.”

Gomez has two years left on his deal with Montreal which comes with a $7.3 million cap hit. He’s got a total of $10 million on the way to him over the next two seasons so a buyout would mean eating a lot of money.

Of course, the other possibility here is Gomez winds up buried in the minors after training camp is over with in September (or whenever it happens, lockout pending). The Habs may be hoping there’s nothing added to the CBA to make such a move impossible.