The other thing with Savard is the lockout and league-wide scoring averages
avg goals per team in league - Savard
2.65 - 47p in 57 gp =0.82 after trade
2.57 - 52p in 45gp = 1.16
lockout
3.08 - 97 in 82 = 1.18(ATL)
2.95 - 96 in 82 = 1.17 (BOS)
Savard had 0.84 ppg in 00-01 (2.76 league), dropping to 0.59 the next year (2.62) in his last full year as a Flame.
Savard's 2003-04 (ie. first full season in ATL) was probably his most impressive offensive performance considering it was the deadest puck since 1956. 3rd in the league ppg behind only Forsberg (1.41; 39gp) and Palffy (1.17; 35gp)
http://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?rep...0&pageSize=100
MSL was 4th at 1.15 ppg in 82 gp. This was the year Iggy/Kovalchuk/Nash tied for RR trophy with 41 goals.
Kovalchuk was Savard's main weapon, with McEachern, Kozlov, Heatley (31gp), and Stefan rounding out the top 6.