Marc Savard expected to miss time with injury
Boston Bruins forward Marc Savard was not available to skate in the first day of training camp on Friday, because he was experiencing some post-concussion syndrome symptoms.
Savard missed half of last season to a concussion after receiving a blind-side hit to the head from the Pittsburg Penguins Matt Cooke. The centre was only able to return to the line-up in the second round of the post-season.
Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said that Savard had been feeling fine for most of the off-season and has only been experiencing the symptoms over the last couple of weeks. Chiarelli also added that Savard is in good spirits and is excited to
re-join the team as soon as he is able.
There is a possibility that the Bruins are being overly cautious with the veteran. Savard is guaranteed a spot on the roster and projected to play first line centre for the 2010-11 season. This type of major role on the squad could be causing Boston’s brass
to err on the side of caution.
Conversely, it may also be the case that Savard is suffering some fairly intense post-concussion symptoms, in which case the injury could be serious.
Post-concussion syndrome has been known to keep players out of the line-up for months at a time. The process is made even more frustrating by the fact that the symptoms cannot be treated and the athlete is forced to endure them for as long as they persist,
waiting to get back into the line-up.
The Bruins went through a similar case when centre Patrice Bergeron suffered a concussion and then post-concussion syndrome through nearly the entire 2007-08 season, only returning for 64 games in 2008-09.
Last season with the Bruins, Savard managed 10 goals and 23 assists for 33 points in 41 games.
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