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Wed May 13, 2009 8:15 am EDT

Bruins say Savard will be able to go in Game 7

By Joe Zedalis

It was at the 6:12 mark of the third period Tuesday night that many fans of the Boston Bruins thought they say their Stanley Cup changes skate off the ice with Marc Savard(notes) and his right knee injury.

However, the Boston Globe reported the injury is not serious and Savard will be able to play in Game 7, Thurdsay. Boston coach Claude Julien said he sent Savard to the dressing room as a precaution.

"He'll be fine for the next game," Julien said.

The Bruins could hardly afford to lose Savard, who scored last night's game-winning goal. Savard was injured during a power play to open the third period when he had a knee-on-knee collision with Carolina forward Chad LaRose(notes). Savard remained down for several moments before he skated to the bench with assistance from Patrice Bergeron(notes) and trainer Don DelNegro. He took two more shifts before leaving for good, according to the Globe.

Savard (6-6 -12) is tied with Michael Ryder(notes) (5-7 -12) as the Bruins' leading scorer in the playoffs.

Source: Boston.comNew Window

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  1. obiwan_08
    1. Posted by obiwan_08 Wed May 13, 2009 8:33 am EDT

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    dude... proof read
  2. bobbybob
    2. Posted by bobbybob Wed May 13, 2009 8:42 am EDT

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    He's been money in the playoffs, scoring more than expected. He keeps up the solid play they'll take the cup.
  3. G-MAN
    3. Posted by G-MAN Wed May 13, 2009 9:39 am EDT

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    It's all good..he'll be fine...and ya "prove read" brother....
  4. Jeffrey F
    4. Posted by Jeffrey F Wed May 13, 2009 9:54 am EDT

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    SOrie gies, i ment to rite *"saw" nistid of "say" & *"chances" instid of "changes". pweaase 4gv me^
  5. Craig Vezina
    5. Posted by Craig Vezina Wed May 13, 2009 10:01 am EDT

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    phew !!!!! I was getting nervous
  6. dewyduster
    6. Posted by dewyduster Wed May 13, 2009 12:22 pm EDT

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    It's amazing how schizophrenic the Bruins can be on a shift-by-shift basis. One shift they look unbeatable and the next they are horribly sloppy. They might get by the Hurricanes playing this way, but they'll get hammered in the next round by either opponent. Consistency, fellas... it should be your mantra from here on in.
  7. Daniel V
    7. Posted by Daniel V Wed May 13, 2009 12:31 pm EDT

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    I've heard/read a few places today confirming Savard will be fine and play tomorrow night, which is great news for the Bruins. All the momentum is theirs going into the game. No pun intended, but down 3-1 in the series, they stared the eye of the hurricane in the face and never blinked. In fact, they've blown them away! Facing elimination, outscoring the Canes 8-2 in those 2 games and flat out out-playing them on both ends of the ice. I would think the Canes have come too far between their late regular season run and so far in these playoffs to just continue they way they have played the last 2 games, so it should be a much better game. We shall see.
  8. Armenian All-Stars
    8. Posted by Armenian All-Stars Wed May 13, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    Savard is key for the B's. Without him or Ward, this series would be over. That said, the Bruins are the far better team, despite the 3 game slump this series. When both teams are playing their best, the Bruins are far deeper and more talented at all positions. There's really no other way to slice all the information. If the B's stay sharp, and play better than game 6 (which they only looked good for about 2/3 of the game), they should wrap it up and be off to the Finals.
  9. supkem
    9. Posted by supkem Wed May 13, 2009 5:15 pm EDT

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    Knee on knee hits like the one Savard sustained scare me. Cam Neely anyone?
  10. mikey
    10. Posted by mikey Wed May 13, 2009 11:09 pm EDT

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    Savvy plays!!! it would suck to lose him now...
  11. NIGEL
    11. Posted by NIGEL Thu May 14, 2009 8:28 am EDT

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    Savard is an AWESOME key player.
    Dont let him go!
    Slide_it
    http://www.digitaldirect.co.uk
  12. Dynasty
    12. Posted by Dynasty Thu May 14, 2009 11:13 am EDT

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    I want to stab Ulf Samuelson still.
  13. captainjuicetos
    13. Posted by captainjuicetos Thu May 14, 2009 11:35 am EDT

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    savard and larose are like preschoolers compared to the sizes of samulesson and neely - the latter's collision was at near full speed with probably close to an added 100 lb to it. savard will be fine and bruin's fans are extremely fortunate - without savard as the playmaker kessel will not score (especially in these playoffs), severley choking the bruin's offense.
  14. C-Mill
    14. Posted by C-Mill Thu May 14, 2009 3:52 pm EDT

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    Hay...I rite gud and realy realy lov two watch sport also...can I hav a job ritin fore Yahoo???
  15. Celtics - Not this season
    15. Posted by Celtics - Not this season Thu May 14, 2009 6:37 pm EDT

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    Boston........The Bruins are not going to win the Stanley cup. The same when that the Celtics are not going to with the NBA championship.
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    The Patriot curse lives....Boston looks like a place for ALL sports failure.

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