And of course we're the assholes that gave it up, and of course it ends up being the game winner since the Isles scored twice in the last 3 minutes.

The refs did miss an icing call with about 20 seconds left that would have given the Isles a face-off deep in the Habs' zone with a chance to tie. But I can't complain too much when we didn't score for the first 57 minutes of the game.

...And the Rangers are laughing their asses off, right about now.

I was watching an AHL game at the Saddledome laughing with some buddies about how Gomez hadn't scored in a year.

Heat lose 4-0 to the Barons. Gomez scores.

Well played, karma, well played.

Andy Carroll says that sounds about right

fatalvenom: I wonder what Tim Thomas thinks about this.

I'll have to go check his Facebook page.

"For the last time, it's a personal matter!!! Everything I say on my public Facebook Page is personal, and I won't be discussing this! ...and Obama is just like Hitler."

gremzo: Why does Gauthier still have a job? Is it because Howson hasn't been fired yet?

While I agree, Bob Gainey was the one who made this trade.

twobux: Remember when he was the shiznit?

You mean that one season he was sort of ok but seemed awesome because he actually scored a couple of goals for the New Jersey Neutral Zone Traps?

dallylamma: How many games does Abbostford play in Calgary?

I don't know. This is the first one I have seen, and the attendance for it was shockingly low.

I don't know if they didn't advertise it very well or if people in Calgary just don't give a f*ck about the Heat, but there was maybe 5,000 people there tops.

I expected a lot more. The Hitmen draw double that fairly consistently.

jekostas: Your Zionist Leader: gremzo: Why does Gauthier still have a job? Is it because Howson hasn't been fired yet?

While I agree, Bob Gainey was the one who made this trade.

Gauthier has his own albatrosses to deal with. Getting Tomas Kaberle. Giving a big money contract to the corpse of Andre Markov. Trading Ryan O'Byrne to Colorado for Michael Bournival when Montreal's already loaded up with small scoring forwards.

I'm still waiting on Gauthier to take off the mask and show that he's been Cam Neely this whole time.

toetag: Was he signed as a scoring option? If that's not the case, then the headline isn't really relevant. I doubt he was hired to be a scoring machine or even considered a scoring option.

Are you serious?

Aside from a goalie, is there ANY player in the NHL who makes $7.5-million and is expected to chip in only one goal a year?

Answer: No.

Funny how he scored just after the anniversary.

If I didn't know any better, I'd swear he was dogging the last few games just so he could hit the one year mark for cheap and easy press (because everyone was counting down the days), then once everything blew over he decided to end the streak once and for all.

So he scores on a one-timer. Literally and figuratively.

toetag: So you think he was signed to be a scoring machine?

Whatever he was signed to do, he's doing a lot less of it now.

Certainly not $7.5 million worth.

meteora: You sound like an idiot.

habs-fan-like typing detected.

Guys, it was just a joke. Relax.

Seriously, I've been a fan of Gomez since I saw him take the Royal Bank cup when he played for the South Surrey Eagles (him and Shane Kuss were a dynamo on that team).

But you gotta admit, his timing could not be more apt -- right at the moment when most of the hockey world took notice of his difficulties.

He's a great two-way player, but he's not worth $7.5 million even in his best season.

I'm now hoping he goes on a surreal, Sam Gagne-like tear, making up for the year of hopelessness with 60 points in like 20 games. That would not only be totally awesome, it might convince me there really is a God or that God really does take a passing interest in the fortunes of professional athletes.

My goodness, habs fans are touchy.