Player Discussion David Savard

[Hins77]

Dude plays his best hockey since he's with us

He looks to have lose some weight or improved something that I dont know. Last year he was looking like a next Alzner. He is skating faster than last year and block many shots. Good pairing with Guhle , he looks like the defender TB had 2 years ago

 

[Canadienna]

I think it's a mix of a few things

a) he's being given more opportunities, because of injuries and our young D group

b) he seems to have improved his mobility by dropping a few lbs

c) he's playing with a guy in Guhle who can hold his own, and has high end skating to help him out of jams

I also think playing with Savard is good for Guhle.

All in all he's been really good for us so far.

 

[morhilane]

He looks to have lose some weight or improved something that I dont know. Last year he was looking like a next Alzner. He is skating faster than last year and block many shots. Good pairing with Guhle , he looks like the defender TB had 2 years ago

He changed his off-season training and worked a lot more on his cardio because he knew what kind of up tempo game MSL wanted to play. The end result is better mobility.

 

[Habs13]

Looks much better than last year... really didn't like his game last year

 

[The Great Weal]

Completely different player than last year. Well worth the money if he keeps it up.

 

[rik schau]

Looks much better than last year... really didn't like his game last year

Montreal was in tank mode,no one looked good,dat wuz du plan. lol

 

[puckeater]

He's our only "player moving defenceman" in the crease at the moment so of course he's appreciated and sticks out in games. Otherwise, he's fulfilling his contract.

 

[Mrb1p]

He looks to have lose some weight or improved something that I dont know. Last year he was looking like a next Alzner. He is skating faster than last year and block many shots. Good pairing with Guhle , he looks like the defender TB had 2 years ago

He came in at almist 250 last year. Hes still a big boy but he clearly lost some weight.

Id still look to move him or Math/Edm though.

 

[Vachon23]

Futur Assistant Coach in the NHL, I would be ready to bet on that

 

[26Mats]

He came in at almist 250 last year. Hes still a big boy but he clearly lost some weight.

Id still look to move him or Math/Edm though.

Hopefully Matheson can play RD!

 

[LaP]

He came in at almist 250 last year. Hes still a big boy but he clearly lost some weight.

Id still look to move him or Math/Edm though.

I'd move Edmundson. Savard is a good vet and it looks like the kids like him. He also has more experience than the other two and won a cup and also had some good offensive seasons as well as solid defensively in his prime. As a mentor for Guhle, Harris et Xhekaj i think he suits our team better than Edmunson and Matheson.

 

[Mrb1p]

I'd move Edmundson. Savard is a good vet and it looks like the kids like him. He also has more experience than the other two and won a cup and also had some good offensive seasons as well as solid defensively in his prime. As a mentor for Guhle, Harris et Xhekaj i think he suits our team better than Edmunson and Matheson.

Joel also won the cup and he seems well liked.

I dont really care who goes, but we cant keep all.of them.

 

[Vachon23]

Joel also won the cup and he seems well liked.

I dont really care who goes, but we cant keep all.of them.

Edmundson value is probably way higher and our depth on the RD is not that good. That's why I think he would be the one sacrifie

 

[G0bias]

5pts in 11 games. 22:30 TOI. Decent underlying numbers.

Would be great if he can be this year's Chiarot and returns a 1st

 

[Belial]

5pts in 11 games. 22:30 TOI. Decent underlying numbers.

Would be great if he can be this year's Chiarot and returns a 1st

He's signed for 2 more years, no way he goes anywhere.

 

[Jack Spider]

Dude plays his best hockey since he's with us

It's because the Bell Centre has the best ice surface out of all the arena. Helps to play half your games there and know the ins and out of the arena and having a confident goalie.

 

[KevSkillz4]

Really good player after all!

 

[HuGort]

Solid defenseman yup. Good signing. One of the few veterans we have on Blueline teaching the youngsters

 

[26Mats]

Really good player after all!

Beregevin did pretty well in building that Dcore:

Chiarot Weber
Edmundson Petry
Kulak Savard

Hughes has done well in dismantling it for a rebuild. I was hoping to get a 1st for each of Savard, Chiarot, Eddie, and Petry. So far, Matheson is better than a 1st, because he himself could now fetch a 1st. Chiarot got a 1st. I would move Savard for a 1st, but HuGo seem to want to keep him as a mentor. We'll see what becomes of Eddie, given his injuries.

Then Kulak for a 2nd and 7th was great. As was Weber's LTIR contract for the potential of Gurianov.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Looks much better than last year... really didn't like his game last year

He's very consistent to me. Probably a guy the boys love having him in the room and he just goes along doing his job in a quiet manor. I'm keeping him to help the young D

 

[KevSkillz4]

He's very consistent to me. Probably a guy the boys love having him in the room and he just goes along doing his job in a quiet manor. I'm keeping him to help the young D

I would keep Matheson aswell. ByeBye Eddy. But Matheson and Savard are perfect to help young D.

 

[Habs Halifax]

I would keep Matheson aswell. ByeBye Eddy. But Matheson and Savard are perfect to help young D.

Agreed. Don't hate Eddy but he don't fit our team strategy and style of play. I'm guessing but I think he goes in the Dubois package. If not, he's traded in another deal. He clutters our D too much at this point in time.

Matheson is interesting. Very creative with the puck and his skating is top notch. We may have found our next Petry (late bloomer in 25+ years). Who's to say Matheson can't improve even more? I've seen him improve this season alone.

Savard is a perfect piece to have for our kids IMO. Friends with Dubois as well. He's going nowhere

 

[Tyson]

Savard is such an important player to help these young D. He looks like a future coach the way he involves himself with these young players.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

Savard is such an important player to help these young D. He looks like a future coach the way he involves himself with these young players.

Agreed. I also have tons of respect that as a Quebec born player, he actually wanted to play here. He just came off a Stanley Cup and had interest around the league, but still chose to come here on a reasonable contract.

It was a nice change after being turned down by guys like Lecavalier/Briere in the past due to the pressure, and hopefully it leads to more Quebec born players having interest in coming here as free agents in the future.

 

[OldCraig71]

He's a different player than he was during his first season here, lost weight and gained some footspeed, blocks shots and is a good mentor for our young players. I mean, we have been decimated by injuries but somehow the team remains competitive on most nights and Savard and Kovacevic are big reasons why.