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Montreal Canadiens Players Seeking Career Milestones This Season

By Ken MacMillan

Nov 22, 2022; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens right wing Brendan Gallagher (11) shoots the puck against the Buffalo Sabres during the first period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 22, 2022; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens right wing Brendan Gallagher (11) shoots the puck against the Buffalo Sabres during the first period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 23, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Montreal Canadiens defenseman David Savard. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 23, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Montreal Canadiens defenseman David Savard. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports /

David Savard

David Savard has been around the NHL for a long time. He was originally drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fourth round of the 2009 NHL Draft.

After starring for the Moncton Wildcats for another season after being drafted, the Quebec native played parts of three seasons in the AHL with the Springfield Falcons before becoming a full time NHL defenseman.

He was a mainstay on that Blue Jackets blue line for nearly a decade before being dealt to the Tampa Bay Lightning where he helped them win a Stanley Cup. He has played the past two seasons with the Canadiens, suiting up for 62 games each season.

He has now played a total of 735 games in his lengthy NHL career that has now spanned 13 seasons. That puts him on pace to reach 800 career games at some point this season. He would need to stay healthy and suit up for 65 of the team’s games, which is a few more than he has been able to play in recent seasons.

If he can, he will reach a meaningful milestone in his career. At the age of 32, and with him turning 33 early in the upcoming season, it would leave him with a reasonable chance to get to the 100 game mark if he can stay healthy this season and move past the 800 game barrier.

It is something that 748 other players have already done in the history of the game, but that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be worth mentioning when Savard gets there as well.

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