Posts About "Marc Savard"
Blues Hire Marc Savard as Assistant Coach
July 24th, 2019 ST. LOUIS — The Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues hired Marc Savard as an assistant coach Wednesday. The 42-year-old Savard spent 13 years playing in the NHL, splitting time among the Rangers, Flames, Thrashers and Bruins. The two-time All-Star was ...
7 Worst Flames Trades Ever
December 29th, 2018 In the National Hockey League, making trades is simultaneously an art, a science and a task in intelligent asset management. Over the years, the Calgary Flames have had several general managers that were quite good at the art of the deal – notably the legendary "Trader Cliff" Fletcher. But at the same time, the Flames have had their...
Simon Despres and the NHL Concussion Issue
June 29th, 2017 Hockey players are known as the toughest athletes of the four major sports. They play through serious injuries. They take huge hits without missing a shift. They slam each other into the boards all game long. But sometimes, their insane desire to play through even the worst injuries negatively impacts their health. It's not surprising...
Should Sidney Crosby Retire?
May 25th, 2017 I think we can all agree on a couple points, Sidney Crosby is currently one of the best players in the world He's been challenged by a serious and checkered history with concussions While Crosby still ranks among the best of the best, the truth of the matter is that concussions have played a huge role in...
Panthers Trade Marc Savard Contract to Devils
June 11th, 2016 A year after getting saddled with the Marc Savard contract in a trade for Reilly Smith, the Florida Panthers have offloaded Savard's contract onto the New Jersey Devils. The contract and a 2018 2nd round draft pick are headed to the Devils, while AHL forwards Paul Thompson and Graham Black are headed to Sunrise. Savard, a former...
Concussions in Hockey: My Personal Account of Terror
January 26th, 2016 As we all know, concussions are becoming more frequent in the professional sporting world. Or, perhaps, it is only now that athletes, and the sporting community as a whole are coming forward to admit that these injuries are occurring with such great frequency. In the NHL, and in particular Hockey as a whole, this injury is...
