Gomez awarded $5 million

New Jersey Devils center Scott Gomez was awarded a one-year, $5 million contract by an arbitrator. The Devils have 48 hours to accept or decline the deal. If they decline, Gomez will become an unrestricted free agent. If New Jersey accepts the contract, it will put them over the $44 million salary cap for the season. Considering they still have to sign leading scorer Brian Gionta, along with defensemen David Hale and Paul Martin, expect some deals to get done to open up some cap room.