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HackswithHaggs Sources indicate Marc Savard would OK move to OTT, TOR and CHI if right deal was there. Problem: Currently none of those teams want him
 
Savard with Kessel and Kadri with Bozak and a UFA signing would be a solid top 6.
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That's what I'm thinking... and a cap hit of only 4 million dollars gives us tons of room to make moves elsewhere.
 
If Savard didn't have that horrible concussion, i'd be all for it. But I do wonder if we've seen the best of Marc Savard already and he has 7 years left on his contract.
 
Old and small, long term contract, serious concussion issues ... I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole.
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I thought the same thing as you at first. Then I opened up my spreadsheet of our lineup/budget, stuck him in there next to Kessel and good God, does it ever look good. That cap hit of 4 is tempting as hell. Not to mention his actual salary drops DRAMATICALLY after the first four year to 1.5 million, .525 and .525 making it easy to bury at any point in the last three years.

You could have Savard, Kadri, Bozak, and Kessel in your lineup and still have nearly 14 million in space.
 
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Bergeron managed to bounce back and his head was pretty messed up.

I agree he is a little old for the direction were going on but HL has a good point
 
He's had 4 concussions...that's not good. Small and going on 33 is not good either...I can't see Burke making this move.
 
hockeylover said:
I thought the same thing as you at first. Then I opened up my spreadsheet of our lineup/budget, stuck him in there next to Kessel and good God, does it ever look good. That cap hit of 4 is tempting as hell. Not to mention his actual salary drops DRAMATICALLY after the first four year to 1.5 million, .525 and .525 making it easy to bury at any point in the last three years.
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Does it not still work out to a 7 year $4 mil caphit? What if he's done? Even Tucker's $1 mil is a bit painful.

That said, if the guy is healthy, you'd be crazy to not want him on the team. Just the if is too big with the 7 years attached. I'm also very wary of smaller guys past early 30s.
 
Does it not still work out to a 7 year $4 mil caphit? What if he's done? Even Tucker's $1 mil is a bit painful.

That said, if the guy is healthy, you'd be crazy to not want him on the team. Just the if is too big with the 7 years attached. I'm also very wary of smaller guys past early 30s.
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Yeah, it's still a 4 million cap hit for every year of the deal, but he'd be easy to bury or easy to dump to a team that needs to reach the cap ceiling without paying a lot of real salary (1.5 mill, 0.525 mill, 0.525 mill).

I'm not really sure why Boston's moving him actually - it must be true that he asked for a trade quietly and they're trying to accommodate because that 4 million shouldn't be a big deal.
 
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