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LeBrun rumblings: What Chris Tanev trade means for the defense market ahead of the deadline

The front offices in Philadelphia and Arizona weren't doing cartwheels Wednesday night after seeing no first-rounder move in the Tanev deal.
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Nothing new really, but Pierre LeBrun on Savard:

What it means for Canadiens-Savard

If you’re looking for the next closest thing to Tanev — a right-shot, rugged blueliner with experience come playoff time — it’s David Savard in Montreal.

But as I’ve said before, the Habs aren’t committed to trading him. Just to be clear, that doesn’t mean they won’t. Based on conversations I’ve had with other front-office sources around the league, the Canadiens would need a certain bar to be met in trade offers to move him.

Savard is also signed for another year at a $3.5 million AAV, so moving him could wait for this summer. Or the Habs might want to keep him around next season, based on how important he’s been as a leader in that dressing room and the fact that they’re trying to move the program ahead in the coming year or two and don’t want to keep unloading assets.

There’s value in what Savard brings in the here and now. That’s a Habs dressing room that was absolutely dejected when Sean Monahan was moved, even though it was a slam-dunk decision by GM Kent Hughes in terms of netting a first-round pick from Winnipeg for a pending UFA with an injury history (Monahan’s been great in Winnipeg).

There’s clearly a conversation happening within that Habs front office, though, about Savard’s value, both in terms of staying put and what it would take to move him. It’s a healthy debate. I think it would take a first-round pick, a young player with value equivalent to a first-round pick or multiple picks with combined value equivalent to a first.

So, a high enough price. Because the Canadiens aren’t motivated to move Savard.

But for two playoff runs, I could certainly see a contender taking a real swing before next Friday’s deadline. Especially now with Tanev gone.
 
Wait, they're trading for him again?

Did they think the first time around was a successful stint?
 
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