Marc Savard needs a virtual hug, and I’m just the man to give it to him. After saying he was hurt by all of the trade rumors his name was involved in this Summer, it seems he has the approval of his boss after all, as PC and the Crew announced he’d be a Bruin this season. PC went on to further say he took a lot of calls on Savvy, but none struck his fancy enough to pull the trigger. So, was Savard really being shopped, or was it a case where other GM’s were inquiring about his services and it got spun into Savard is being shopped?
On the one hand, trading Marc Savard makes sense. He’s 15th in the NHL in points scored since the lockout. If you need a pass first center that has become defensively aware, he’s your guy. The Bruins gave him a great contract that I think he earned every penny of. If you weren’t up against the salary cap, then sure, you can deal a guy like Savvy and get a very nice player back.
Part of the trade talks we have endured surrounding Savvy are his lack of leadership in the room, and he’s only one big hit away from being out of hockey forever. Mark Recchi didn’t exactly give Savard a ringing endorsement when he was asked to comment on Savard’s situation earlier this summer. Also, the headshot is a big problem. Once one sustains one concussion, the others are easier to come by. Ask Patty Bergeron to comment on this. The ringing in his head appeared to finally have stopped last season after he sustained two concussions in two years. Bergeron was not right at all two years ago when he came back, and the second concussion didn’t help his cause. Last season however, he looked fully healed, and had a great season for Boston, and Canada. He was arguably Boston’s best player from start to finish. Point being, it takes a long time to recover from a concussion, and at Savard’s age, if he sustains another serious concussion, he may not be able to ever come back.
So he’s a headshot away from being hurt forever, and he makes too much money. Also, he’s trouble in the room. Sounds like every player in the NHL right there. For Christ’s sake, it’s a physical game. Every player in the NHL is one serious hit away from being done for good. It matters not if you make 500K, or 5 million, when playing a violent game, violent things happen.
I just don’t buy Savard being a bad room guy. Let’s not forget, he had the A on his jersey for an extended period of time last season. If anything, I could see him as being a guy that is too loose. Savvy looks to me like a guy that loves to play hockey. A guy that is truly happy playing a game for a living. He’s probably chatty as hell, and maybe that rubs the guys the wrong way. Who knows, maybe Recchasuaurs doesn’t like the new fangled rap music he likes to play, and would like to see a little more Lawrence Welk get played in the room. Does the fact he doesn’t know when to turn it off in the room, make him a bad teammate? Not in my book. If he goes out and pots 30 while adding 70 helpers, he can do whatever the hell he wants in the room as far as I am concerned.
What exactly would Boston get in return for Savard? I mean seriously. He makes a lot of money, as well he should. If they are trading Savard to clear cap space, I am guessing they are going to have to take draft picks, and perhaps a player that may be ready to break out. They aren’t getting any franchise cornerstone back in a salary dump. Hell, they don’t even need to dump his salary. Marco Sturm’s number doesn’t hit the cap for a while, and Mike Ryder can ride the bus in Providence as far as I am concerned. Why the big urgency to deal a guy that hasn’t played one second’s worth of hockey under the deal he was just signed too. It makes no sense.
At the end of the day, I am pleased as punch that Savard will not be dealt. From my seat in the stands, the rumors surrounding him never made sense. You don’t go out and acquire a guy like Nathan Horton, and then deal the guy you want to pass to him. Savvy is creative with the puck, and makes the guys on his line better. If you can only skate a lane, you can’t play with Savvy. If you can be creative, and be open to the thought that you are in open ice (even if you don’t think you are) then Savard will find your blade.
As far as the contract, and injuries are concerned, well don’t be. Let’s see if he earns the money he’s been signed too before we star casting judgment on if it was too much. If Savard is the league MVP, and hoists the Stanley Cup, how does that contract look then? Like I said, every NHL player, and hockey player in general for that matter, is one hit away from winding up like Travis Roy. It’s the type of thing that can’t be controlled, and again, it doesn’t matter how much money one makes when fate intervenes.
There you have it Savvy, your virtual hug from Goonblog. I think I speak for a good majority of people here when I say welcome back to Boston. I missed you and your black and gold brethren. Now, go get me that 30 and 70 I spoke about.
Now rumors are circulating that Savard might be done for the year with post-concussion syndrome. It makes that unpenalized Matt Cooke hit look even worse now…
tin tuc 24h It makes that unpenalized Matt Cooke hit look even worse now…As far as the contract, and injuries are concerned, well don’t be. Let’s see if he earns the money he’s been signed too before we star casting judgment on if it was too much. If Savard is the league MVP, and hoists the Stanley Cup, how does that contract look then? Like I said, every NHL player, and hockey player in general for that matter, is one hit away from winding up like Travis Roy. It’s the type of thing that can’t be controlled, and again, it doesn’t matter how much money one makes when fate intervenes.