Speculation: David Savard on track to be traded to the Sens at a very high price?
The Ottawa Senators' start to the season has been well below expectations. The Senators lost their 7th consecutive game on Thursday night and are now 4-8-1, good for last place in the Atlantic Division.
The team is in dire need of help or a jolt. It seems that it won't come from firing head coach D.J. Smith, as Pierre Dorion recently stated that his employee has his support.
Dorion will certainly be looking to improve his team through trades, and adding experienced defensemen to his squad will likely be considered given the depth Ottawa has on offense. Dorion was at the Bell Centre last Wednesday night, along with two other scouts, to watch the game between the CH and the Canucks. It was the second time in a few weeks that he attended a game of the club while he was also in Winnipeg during the last visit of the canadiens.
According to what the excellent Martin Leclerc reported Thursday night during his appearance on the BPM Sports Comeback show, Dorion's presence caused a lot of speculation in the press gallery. Many were trying to figure out who the Sens' GM was targeting and Leclerc came to the conclusion that it had to be a defenseman.
The journalist mentions that even if the CH's start to the season is going well, and there are three youngsters who are doing well (Guhle, Harris and Xhekaj), you have Matheson who will be back in the game very soon and you have Justin Barron in Laval. So it wouldn't be crazy to make a trade if the price is right to let a veteran defenseman go.
As for what the CH might ask of the Sens, here's what Leclerc had to say:
Lemay mentions that the Senators' prospect firm is not extra and would really need to be shaken up in order to let Edmundson or Savard go. That's where Leclerc surprises with his target for the Sens:
Sure, it would take more than David Savard or even Joel Edmundson to get Pinto, but hearing his name in the speculation is still exciting. Imagine Dorion, wanting to improve his team in the short term, trading one of his top prospects to his conference rival!
You can listen to the here clip around the 8 minute mark.
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12 NOVEMBRE | 590 ANSWERS Speculation: David Savard on track to be traded to the Sens at a very high price? Would you trade David Savard to the Sens for the right price? | ||
| Yes | 324 | 54.9 % |
| No | 148 | 25.1 % |
| For a 1st round pick or prospect | 118 | 20 % |
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