Agreed, although Higgins seems like a good character, a decent point producer, and that salary of his represents excellent value.
Gomez could end up rebounding and being a very solid contributor - at this point, with the guys you have under contract, he would probably be your top scorer.
7.3M/per though? That is an absolutely ridiculous number. Who would you choose, Heatley at about 7.5, or Gomez? Because with that package, you could have most likely had Heatley at roughly the same numbers...