“The Florida Panthers have traded forward Dominic Moore to the Montreal Canadiens for a second-round pick in the 2011 draft.
The trade call to confirm the deal is currently being placed with the NHL.
Moore, 29, has eight goals and nine assists in 48 games for Florida. He is earning $1.1 million this season and becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1.” (Source:TSN)
I’d hate to say “I told you so” but Moore had a decent chance last season with Toronto but wanted more money then he was realistically worth. It was common opinion at the time that he should’ve taken the roughly $1.5 mil (I can’t remember exactly what he was being offered in Toronto, but it was fair market value..) per season he was being offered and tried to build momentum towards his next deal. Instead, he opted to force the issue and was traded to the Buffalo Sabers, and his career has been sliding downward ever since…
He was getting first line ice time in Toronto and felt he was deserving of money to reflect the production he was achieving, but let’s face it, his numbers with the Leafs reflected the fact he was getting first line ice time and power play time, luxuries I doubt he’ll enjoy with the Habs. It’s too bad but greed motivated his decision.
#1 by Scooter at February 11th, 2010
Wow, you guys are FAST!! You posted this trade at 8:11pm and it is only 7:30pm — that is incredible!
#2 by Derek at February 11th, 2010
Pretty amazing stuff, if I do say so myself…Haha
#3 by JOhnny O at February 11th, 2010
You are 100% right — too greedy…he had a good thing going last year and missed his pay day. His agent miscalculated “johnny damon style”.
#4 by Derek at February 11th, 2010
Good comparison Johnny… A little patience on his part could have resulted in a big pay-off in Toronto.. I bet there’s some regrets that keep Moore up at night
#5 by Jeff at February 12th, 2010
So the Panthers bought a 2nd round pick for about $650,000 i guess? Interesting to note how they “value” picks in cash. I think the Toronto Maple Leafs would purchase 5 2nd round picks if they could.
What did they pay for the pick in the Tampa deal last spring?