David Savard Might Be in Play for the Montreal Canadiens
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval joined Sirius XM NHL Community Radio Energy Play phase on Tuesday with Steve Kouleas and Craig Button and was requested about Montreal Canadiens defenseman David Savard and is there a group keen to pay the worth to accumulate him.
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Craig Button: “I’m going to ask you about Montreal. And Steve had requested me right here just a little bit earlier concerning the Canadiens, however I wish to zero in on David Savard. There’s going to be a whole lot of groups, as we get nearer to the deadline, into the brand new yr, they’re going to be searching for precisely that sort of participant, if not that participant. Primary, the primary a part of my query, David is that one thing all Canadiens are keen to take heed to proper now? And are there groups that might be finest served to leap out on that earlier slightly than later?”
Dave Pagnotta: “I feel, I feel sure. Quick reply on the primary half is sure. I feel Ken Hughes and the Canadiens would definitely be keen to hear now on David Savard. I feel they may wish to push issues off to attempt to maximize that return afterward within the season.
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I don’t know a group proper now could be going to make a play for him by way of giving up a good asset to tug it off now, versus perhaps in a pair months, a whole lot of groups attempt to get forward of no less than. The pattern we’ve observed in the previous few years has been groups making an attempt to get forward of the curve by making strikes in the direction of January, finish of January, sort of zone.
Even late, like final season, I feel the Bo Horvat deal that occurs proper earlier than the All-Star Sport, and that sort of was the primary massive domino to sort of drop round commerce season. And I feel you’re going to see probably Savard having that chance for the Canadiens anyway, having the chance to maneuver him just a little bit earlier, perhaps a month to 6 weeks forward of the deadline originally of March, and he’s definitely going to be a chief goal.
He’s obtained $3.5 million cap hit. He’s on an expiring deal. The Canadiens have one retention slot left of their roster the place they’ll add to be retained, as much as 50% of the contract. So three and a half divided by two, 1.75 he’s going to be a really engaging piece.
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It’s actually going to return all the way down to the kind of worth a group needs to pay. When he was traded to Tampa throughout their run a few years in the past, and I imagine it was a three-way commerce, if I’m not mistaken. I feel there was further retention on his wage. It prices Tampa first-round choose. I don’t know if the Canadiens will get a first-round choose now this season, however they may definitely push it in the event that they’re in the event that they’re coughing up half of that contract positively going to be a excessive commodity you’re proper.
And I can definitely see a group, and I feel this has been advised earlier than out West, the Edmonton Oilers wanting so as to add a participant of his caliber to their again finish afterward within the season, to sort of strengthen themselves defensively, but additionally add just a little bit of additional meat and muscle on the blue line.”
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