We will hopefully find out today or tomorrow on whether Marc Savard’s season is in jeopardy after suffering a concussion on Sunday, but the news isn’t looking good. From the Boston Globe’s Fluto Shinzawa:
“The only update I’ve had is that today, he’s definitely not feeling better,’' coach Claude Julien said yesterday afternoon. “It’s been a little hard on him. So obviously it’s a pretty serious concussion.’'
Savard’s symptoms include headaches, fatigue, and discomfort in his back and neck. The Bruins are expecting their medical team, including Dr. Robert Cantu, the concussion specialist who treated Patrice Bergeron’s Grade 3 concussion in 2007-08, to provide a clearer picture later this week.
One interesting part of the play was seeing Patrice Bergeron giving Matt Cooke an earful as Savard was tended to by medical personnel.
“I was just telling him it was a bad hit,’' Bergeron said. “I didn’t need to tell him that. But I felt he needed to know that. Without seeing the replay, you know it was a bad hit.’'
“It’s tough, losing one of our best players on the team,’' Bergeron said. “It’s tough to take.
“But right now, it’s about his health more than anything else. Now we need to regroup. It’s not just one guy. Everybody has to bring a little bit more to the table in order to win.’'