Gionta, Gomez excited to be linemates for U.S.

From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: February 9, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

TOM GULITTI, STAFF WRITER
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-09-2006

Gionta, Gomez excited to be linemates for U.S.
By TOM GULITTI, STAFF WRITER
Date: 02-09-2006, Thursday
Section: SPORTS
Edtion: All Editions

WEST ORANGE — On the ice, Scott Gomez is usually the setup man and Brian Gionta scores the goals.

When it came to making their plans to travel to Turin, Italy for the Olympics, however, Gomez left the setting up to Gionta.

"I did everything," Gionta said Wednesday.

That's what good linemates do for each other.

Gionta and Gomez have skated together on the Devils' top line for most of this ...

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