Boston Bruins’ Marc Savard receives clearance to resume practicing
The Boston Bruins received some good news over the weekend when injured centre Marc Savard was given clearance by the team’s medical staff to return to practice. Savard has been out of
the line-up since 7 March, when he suffered a concussion after a taking a hit from Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Penguins. He would later return in the second round of the playoffs, but was lost again after suffering post-concussion symptoms.
“It felt unbelievable,” Savard told
The Canadian Press of his return to the ice. “You know it’s been a long time. You know it’s pretty special to make this step and, hopefully, gradually get better and go from there.”
Since joining the Bruins back in 2006, Savard has been an important playmaking force for the team. Despite playing in only 41 games last season due to his injuries, Savard amassed 10 goals
and 23 assists for a total of 33 points. He put up 25 goals and 63 assists for 88 points in 2008-09.
Savard’s name has been in the news lately, as he was referred to as “a little fake artist” by his former coach and current NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell in a series of 2007 e-mails
that were recently featured on a hockey blog. Despite that, Savard was in no way offended by the e-mails.
“I have nothing against Colie,” Savard said of the e-mails. “I think that stuff was private stuff, and I think that stuff that he was saying got interpreted, I think, in a bad way.”
The Bruins will play their next game on Monday 22 November, when they will travel to St. Petersburg, Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The team is currently sitting in second place in the Northeast Division with 24 points and a record of 11-5-2.
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