Rangers trade Scott Gomez to Montreal Canadiens for Chris Higgins
The Rangers traded forwards Scott Gomez and Tom Pyatt and defenseman Mike Busto to the Montreal Canadiens for forward Chris Higgins and defensemen Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko Tuesday.
The Rangers have made a qualifying offer to outfielder Josh Hamilton, but did not do the same for five other eligible free agents including catcher Mike Napoli, and pitchers Mike Adams, Scott Feldman, Mark Lowe and Koji Uehara.