[Devils-list] Gomes/White vs. Weight/Poti

[Brian Moore]

Scott Bridgeman wrote:

> I think I would probably make this trade.  The Devils never seem to have a
> shortage of skilled small players like a Gomez or Gionta.

Weight and Gomez are the same size.


>  Gomez is a good
> solid player but his stats really weren't that impressive considering he had
> Mogilny firing in drop passes at the blue line all the time and anyone could
> make that play.  On top of that Mogilny is a great playmaker who couldn't
> get Gomez to score, Gomez and Niedermayer are only slightly better at
> finishing than Pandolfo.  Now Doug Weight is amazing. Hes a superstar, you
> could easily argue Weight stepping into the team and being the most talented
> player, even more talented than Elias.

Doug Weight has a career high of 26 goals and and has only scored a point a game
3 times in 10 years. Only once in the last 4. He isn't a great player, just a
very good one.


>  Yes Weight wants a lot of money, but
> hes worth it, and this is the first offseason with new management so we'll
> see how much money they feel they can spend now.  I would do this trade in a
> second if I was offered it, the only problem I can see is the fact that
> Weight is injury prone, but if we're talking talent-wise then Weight is a
> lot better than Gomez.

As if Brylin, Holik and Sykora being FAs wouldn't add enough to the payroll
already. If they want to spend the money they could just sign Turgeon or
Roenick, and still have Gomez and White to ship out for a true top 4 defensman.

BM