Posts Tagged Marc Savard
Wings to Talk to Lidstrom After the Season … MRI for Leighton Today … Malkin out tonight?
Posted by Mark in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Rumors on March 17th, 2010
Cooke’s hit a ’shoulder to the head’ according to Colin Campbell … GMs talking Headshots in Florida … Injury Updates
Posted by Mark in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on March 9th, 2010
- Some Canadian-based GMs think Canadiens GM Pierre Gauthier jacked up the price of rentals when he gave up a 2nd round pick for Dominic Moore. I’d have to agree with them, I don’t know what Gauthier was thinking.
- Other teams may not be pleased with Darryl Sutter giving Matt Stajan 4 years and $14 million. I agree with this as well, I was (and am still) shaking my head over this one. $3.5 million for a 3rd line center? But I guess for now he’s the #1 center in Calgary.
- Dan Hamhuis wasn’t dealt at the deadline as nobody wanted to give up a 1st rounder for the UFA.
- Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli may not have wanted to give up a high draft pick or top prospect to acquire a scorer at the deadline, as he may not think they are legitamate contenders.
- 2 teams (at least one) would have taken Cristobal Huet from the Blackhawks for a 1st rounder and an established player.
- Some GMs believe now that the Canucks will hold on to Cody Hodgson.
- Brian Burke has said it’s more likely that Tomas Kaberle is signed to an extension, rather than being traded.
- Raffi Torres may want to return home to Toronto next year, but will Burke want him?
- One of the reason’s Alexei Ponikarovsky was traded was that he asked for a 4 year contract extension.
Canucks and Blues talking Deal? Pony top Leaf? Bertuzzi staying in Detroit? Savard Back next week?
Posted by Mark in NHL Free Agents, NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on January 22nd, 2010
- Brad Ziemer of the Vancouver Sun: Sami Salo left last nights game with a lower-body injury (possibly groin). The Canucks are already without defencemen Kevin Bieksa and Willie Mitchell. This is a good lead in Jeff Gordon’s post below, and Matt Sekeres’.
- Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Canucks have been scouting some Blues games, GM Mike Gillis was at the Blues-Canadiens game Wednesday night. The Canucks have been rumored to be looking for some scoring depth and a Dman. Darryl Sydor was added to the Blues lineup for that game, and UFA Carlo Colaiacovo might draw some interest.
- Matt Sekeres of the Globe and Mail: Canucks-Blues speculation. The Canucks signed David Backes to an offer sheet back in July 2008, 3 years, $7.5 million. Backes scored 30 goals last season, but is only at 10 so far this year. The Canucks are looking for a 3rd line center and Backes would be a nice addition. According to a Winnipeg Sun article, Blues president John Davidson scouted Vancouver’s AHL team. Canucks top goalie prospect, Cory Schneider would definitely be a player the Blues would have interest in.
- Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun: The Maple Leaf who might bring the most return back, not named Tomas Kaberle, might be Alexei Ponikarovsky.
“I think you might be able to get a late second-round pick for him,” one GM said. “He’s a big body guy who could go to the dirty areas in front of the net. He has some good hands too.
“I don’t think you would get much more than that. He’s not as refined as Antropov.” - Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer: Ray Whitney and Niclas Wallin have yet to waive their no-trade clause. I’m sure this will happen before the deadline. Untouchables for the Hurricanes: Eric Staal, Cam Ward, Brandon Sutter, Tim Gleason and Tuomo Ruutu.
- Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Detroit Red Wings and Todd Bertuzzi may start talking contract extension. Both Bertuzzi and GM Ken Holland would like to get a deal done. The 35 year old Bertuzzi is making $1.5 million this year.
- Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald: Bruins all-star center Marc Savard has skated the last 2 days, and is hoping to return next Friday against Buffalo. Savard has been out the last 2 weeks with a partially torn right MCL.
Around the Boards: Souray will waive ‘no-trade’ clause, Kovalchuk-Thrashers continue talks, Savard out 2-3 weeks
Posted by Mark in NHL Free Agents, NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on January 9th, 2010
- Dan Barnes of the Edmonton Journal: Sheldon Souray has let it be known that he’d be willing to waive his ‘no-trade’ clause if it ‘makes sense’ for his family. His family is out in California, so if he gets traded, expect it to be to a west coast/conference team. Souray has 3 years left on his contract at $5.4 million cap hit. He’s making $5.5 mill this year, and $4.5 mill the next 2 seasons.
- Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Thrashers aren’t giving up on re-signing Ilya Kovalchuk.
On the ongoing contract talks with Ilya Kovalchuk, Waddell said: “Talks continue on. We met in Saskatoon (at the World Junior Championships). Our priority still remains to get him signed. We’ve made some progress but we are obviously not ready yet to put a signature on a contract.
“The positive thing is the talks have continued. They haven’t broken down. We talk almost daily. To me, that’s all part of the process. If talks break down because one side puts their shoes too far in the sand then you know you’re probably at an impasse. At this point, that hasn’t happened. Both sides continue to talk and try to find away to make this deal work.”
- Chris Zupke of the OC Register: Teemu Selanne expects to return to the Ducks lineup tonight. Changes could be coming for the Ducks if they continue to sit near the bottom of the Western Conference. JS Giguere, Scott Niedermayer, Saku Koivu, and Todd Marchant, could find themselves with another team before seasons end.
- Paul Hunt of the Toronto Star: Hunt lists some names who are unrestricted free agents this year that could be dealt at the trade deadline: Slava Kozlov, Colby Armstrong and Pavel Kubina (Atlanta), Saku Koivu (Anaheim), Paul Kariya (St. Louis), Ray Whitney, Matt Cullen (Carolina), Jeff Halpern, Antero Niittymaki and Alex Tanguay (Tampa), Martin Biron and Doug Weight (Islanders), Raffi Torres (Columbus), Steve Ott and Jere Lehtinen (Dallas), Alexei Ponikarovsky, Matt Stajan, Lee Stempniak and Vesa Toskala (Toronto)
- Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun: The Maple Leafs are now allowed to negotiate with RFA Jonas Gustavsson, but have yet to do so. The Leafs don’t feel any pressure or urgency to get something worked out right away.
- Stephen Harris of the Boston Herald: Boston’s Marc Savard could be out for 2 to 3 weeks with a sprained knee. The Bruins were stayed healthy last season, the same can’t be said for this year.
Around the Boards: Players being shopped, coveted … Savard’s contact under investigation … Contract talks for some
Posted by Mark in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Rumors, NHL Videos on December 6th, 2009
- Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun:
- In their search for scoring, the New York Rangers have set their sites on an injured player, Pavol Demitra, once he gets healthy. Demitra is still recovering from his second shoulder surgery, and could return after Christmas. Demitra is a UFA at the end of the season and brings a $4 million cap for this season.
- The League will be investigating Marc Savard’s 7 year extension, which isn’t much of a surprise after looking at his yearly salaries: $7 million, $7 million, $6 million, $5 million, $1.5 million, $525,000, $525,000.
- The Oilers have Sheldon Souray’s name out there, and he was offered to an Eastern Conference team in a 4-player deal.
- The Florida Panthers have been contact teams in an attempt to make a deal to improve their club, they need to make the playoffs this year.
- The Nashville Predators will look to locking up goaltender Pekka Rinne, but might have trade defenceman Dan Hamhuis at the deadline as the Predators might not be able to afford him.
- Aaron Ward of the Hurricanes has drawn interest from the Sharks, Senators and Blue Jackets. Teams are also calling about Ray Whitney, but Rutherford will give Whitney the choice as to where he’d like to go (if that team is interested).
- Vancouver Canucks defenceman, Shane O’Brien, is also being shopped around the league.
- CBC.ca Hockey Night in Canada: Hotstove Video
- Pierre LeBrun of ESPN:
- Pittsburgh has done well in locking up many of their core players, but they could have some trouble this off-season with UFA Sergei Gonchar and RFA Kris Letang. The Pens think they might be able to bring both back, but it would have to be at a really friendly price, which might not happen for Gonchar. KHL teams might throw a large amount of money for the 35 year old.
- Contract talks between potential RFA Nicklas Backstrom and the Washington Capitals have gone well, and could be close to finalizing it. Talks with Alexander Semin have gone well, with the sides not talking since the start of the season. Semin is another player that will be in KHL rumors.
- Vincent Lecavalier’s future in Tampa could be up in the air. He has a yearly cap hit of $7.7 million (receiving $10 million season for the next 7 years), which will be extremely hard to move. 3 teams that LeBrun mentions that might have an interest are the Rangers, Kings and Canadiens.
- The Flyers and goalie Ray Emery can talk contract extension after January 1st, and there’s a chance that might happen.
Around the Boards: Savard’s cap friendly number, Sharp getting use to rumors, Corvo and Gustavsson injury news
Posted by Mark in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on December 2nd, 2009
- Kevin Paul Dupont and Brendan Hall of the Boston Globe: File this one under the heading ‘Hometown Discount’. Marc Savard signed a 7 year extension with the Bruins for $28.05 million, that’s a cap hit $4.007 million. Savard is expected to get $7 million for each of the first 2 seasons, with the remaining $14.05 spread out over the remaining 5 years. Will the NHL investigate this contract?
The deal’s annual payouts: $7 million, $7 million, $6.5 million, $5 million, $1.5 million, $525,000, and $525,000. Total: $28.05 million.
Viewed as a four-year deal, Savard will earn $25.5 million, for an average $6.375 million, with the Bruins assessed only $4.007 million on the cap.
- Tim Sassone of the Daily Herald: Patrick Sharp is starting to get use to hearing his name mentioned in trade rumors. He’d like to stay in Chicago but realizes it might not happen. Sassone says that most of the rumors are coming out of Toronto as the Leafs could use another offensive player. I think there would be 29 other teams who’d love to add a player of Sharp caliber.
- Javier Serna of the Raleigh News & Observer: Joe Corvo will out of the Hurricanes lineup for 8-12 weeks, after having surgery to repair a cut he suffered to the muscle that attaches to the achilles tendon. Corvo’s name was starting to creep in to trade rumors as the ‘Canes season is all but over.
- Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Rostislav Klesla will be out for at least 6 weeks with a torn left groin and torn stomach muscle.
- Damien Cox of the Toronto Star: Jonas Gustavsson of the Maple Leafs left last nights game after the 1st period with an elevated heart rate. He was kept overnight in a hospital as a precaution. Gustavsson underwent a procedure during training camp to deal with an elevated heart rate. It’s not known how long Gustavsson will be out.
Around the Boards: Savard about to sign, Ovechkin hurts knee, DiPietro mid-Dec return, Gagne Skating
Posted by Mark in NHL Free Agents, NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on December 1st, 2009
- Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: Marc Savard and the Boston Bruins could announce today that they’ve agreed to a 7 year contract extension with a cap hit in the $4.5 - $4.8 million range. Savard will be 39 when the contract expires. With a cap number that low, this deal will be front loaded for the first 5 or 6 years.
- Corey Masisak of the Washington Times: Alex Ovechkin went knee-on-knee with Carolina’s Tim Gleason. More will be known at tests are performed today. OV was given a 5 minute major for kneeing and a game misconduct. I think the NHL might be investigating this hit, as it might be another reckless play by him.
- Steven Marcus of the Newsday: Rick DiPietro is eying a mid-December return to the Islanders, after completing a conditioning stint in the AHL. Martin Biron rumors should heat up over the next couple weeks, and look for the Isles to trade once DiPietro returns and they have faith that he’ll remain healthy.
- Jay Greenberg of the NY Post: The New York Rangers would love to add some scoring, but they handcuffed by some questionable contracts signed by Glen Sather. It still amazes me how Sather is still the GM of the Rangers.
- Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News: Simon Gagne is back on skates earlier than expected after his abdominal surgery, but he’s not close to getting back into the Flyers lineup.
Around the Boards: Leafs and Hawks, N. Kronwall out 4-8, Savard returning tonight
Posted by Mark in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on November 23rd, 2009
- Mark Zwolinski of the Toronto Star: The Leafs and Blackhawks’ will be tied to trade rumors, especially since ‘Hawks assistant GM Kevin Cheveldayoff was at the Leaf-Caps game on Saturday. Brent Sopel was mentioned as possibly heading to the Leafs during HNIC ‘Hotstove’. With the supposed ability to take on contracts (this could only happen if the Leafs demote or trade other contracts), the names Patrick Sharp, Kris Versteeg, Dustin Byfuglien, and Cam Barker, have/will come up, but I don’t see it happening. I’m sure Leaf fans would love to see Blake ($4 million) and Stempniak ($3.5 million) playing elsewhere.
- Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: GM Brian Burke is working the phones in an attempt to recover some top drafts picks for this year and/or next. Burke once again states that he hasn’t asked, and will not ask Tomas Kaberle to waive his no trade.
- Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: After taking a knee-on-knee hit from George Laraque, Niklas Kronwall will be out of the Red Wings lineup from 4 to 8 weeks with a sprained medial collateral ligament.
- Stephen Harris of the Boston Herald: Marc Savard will be returning to the Boston Bruins lineup for tonight’s game against the St. Louis Blues.
- Steve Zipay of the Newsday: Chris Drury practiced yesterday and could return to the Rangers lineup later this week.
Around the Boards: Savard’s hometown discount, Burke close to making a move? Rozsival on the Move?
Posted by Mark in NHL Free Agents, NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on November 19th, 2009
- Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: Talk about your hometown discount. The Boston Bruins and Marc Savard have been talking contract extension recently and are reportedly close to 7 year, $32 million deal. That would be a nice cap hit of $4.7 million. Most expected him to sign for around $6 - 6.5 million a year average. But as we all know with most contracts nowadays, it will be front loaded and will most likely be average around $5.5 million for the first 5 years and then drop off for the last 2. Savard is 32 years old.
- Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun: Patience is running thin in Toronto.
“If we don’t start winning, we have two options,” said Burke, who was back in Toronto yesterday. “One, we make a trade and if I could make one that puts us in the playoffs I would. But they’re hard to make (in the salary cap world) and I think there have only been three of them around the league so far this season.
“Two, we send somebody on a one-way down and call up the kids. That’s the next step. We waive them and send them down and if we lose ‘em (on a waiver claim), we lose ‘em.”
- Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Brooks thinks the NY Rangers should get rid of Michal Rozsival and his $5 million cap hit.
Deleting him by the end of the month via trade or demotion would clear an additional $3.4M of space that increases proportionately with the season.
If only it was that easy Larry.
- Rich Chere of the Star Ledger: Devils fans and fantasy owners of Patrik Elias are happy that he’s back, but they might not be thrilled when he said “I don’t know if I’ll ever feel 100 percent this year”. He is still feeling some discomfort in his groin with his lower-body-injury.
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