Posts About "Marc Savard"
7 Worst Flames Trades Ever
December 29th, 2019 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...
Blues Add Marc Savard to Coaching Staff
July 25th, 2019 When we discussed the St. Louis Blues' offseason needs back in June, the first focus was power play help. At the time, we noted that the help could arrive either in the form of additional personnel, or with an additional assistant coach dedicated to special teams. It now looks like the Blues have addressed that issue. Today, the...
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 ...
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...
Five Great Boston Bruins Playoff Moments Since 2008
April 26th, 2015 Feeling down about the Boston Bruins missing the postseason for the first time since 2007? Fear not, Black and Gold faithful. The past seven years have given Bruins fans plenty of celebrate with memorable games, clutch goals, and improbable comebacks. Here are five of the best postseason moments from Boston's postseason...
Is Jarome Iginla the Best Ever Bruins Free Agent?
March 30th, 2014 In the Boston Bruins 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals, Jarome Iginla scored his 30th goal of the season, becoming the first Bruin to score 30 goals in a season since the 2010-2011 season and the first Bruins free agent signing to notch 30 goals. Throughout the 90 year history of the Boston Bruins, the team has made many,...
John Scott: Bruins Public Enemy #1
October 24th, 2013 First, it was Ulf Samuelsson, then it was Matt Cooke and now Buffalo Sabres' goon and all around punk John Scott has now become one of the most hated opponents for the Bruins. Last night's cheapshot to Loui Eriksson knocked Eriksson out of the game in the third period. Scott is looking at a suspension, something Cooke didn't get for his...
Top 10 Boston Bruins Twitter Accounts
October 8th, 2013 In this day and age, social media is necessary to pass along news and information. Twitter is a great example of this new age in reporting, but sometimes the noise can get too loud. Sports media on Twitter can get overcrowded and sometimes just downright overwhelming. So, when you want to know more about the Boston Bruins, who do you...
Bruins Core Goes Way Back
July 15th, 2013 The Boston Bruins made some news over the past couple weeks by locking up two important members of the team via long-term contract extensions: Patrice Bergeron signed for 8-years, $52 million, and Tuukka Rask agreed to an 8-year deal of his own, to the tune of $56 million. These extensions feed into an ongoing conversation about a Bruins...
Bruins vs Penguins: No Shortage of Storylines
May 26th, 2013 With a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal series, the Boston Bruins accomplished the following: they eliminated the Rangers from the playoffs, caused Stan Fischler to eat some beans (with a side of crow), ended all talk of 2010 (hopefully, mercifully), and set up a long-awaited and much...
