Having made his Marc, Savard is shipped out of town
(AP) Nashville, TN- The Nashville Predators made a big move late Thursday night. After dismantling Florida 6-1 they sent longtime center Marc Savard to Ottawa along with a second round pick for Ryan Whitney. Savard was playing very well in Nashville and was scoring at a point per game despite being injured for about a month.
"We wanted to give Marc a chance to win" said GM Slava. "He has served us really well, but as a team looking to get younger this deal just made sense for all parties concerned." The media jumped on the fact that the Predators were trying to get younger and yet traded a second round draft pick. "Well if you want a quality player coming back for your veterans you have to give something in return. The negotiations were fairly quick here because both GMs think its a far deal that helps their club."
Ryan Whitney has played in 34 games this season scoring 17 points through that time. He leaves a deeper blueline in Ottawa and immediately becomes the top defenceman in Nashville. He spoke to the media after the deal about his new squad "well going from an elite team in Ottawa to a middle of the pack team kind of sucks, but it could be way worse. Imagine if I was traded to somewhere like Colorado or Columbus?" Looks like he'll fit right in!
Thanks to Mike for the talks and trade.
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Somewhat of a risk for me with Savard's health issues but I needed another top 6 forward and Savard still has good offensive ratings. I'm not a big Whitney fan.
Savard will center the Sens 2nd line with Flash and JVR on his wings.
I think Savard is completely done, NHL-wise. Apparently if he retires, they have to eat his cap hit, whereas if they keep him on long-term injured reserve, his salary doesn't affect their cap.
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ya, that is a lot of money as well. I also think that people are looking at this more like an NHL trade, where clearly you would never do this. Savard is still good in the CPHL though; he puts up a lot of points and there is no reason to think that he would stop in Ottawa for the rest of the season.
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Easy there....we might be getting worse but we're still better than the Jackets!
Enjoy it while it lasts...this year will be worse than last year for you. Not only will we pass you in the standings, it will be heart breaking for you once again.
Having made his Marc, Savard is shipped out of town
