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Marc Savard is cleared for contact, no timetable for his return

Marc Savard

Boston Bruins’ Marc Savard speaks with reporters during a media availability in the NHL hockey team’s locker room, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The good news is piling up now for the Boston Bruins and Marc Savard. Today, Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli announced that concussion-addled star center Marc Savard has passed his latest set of tests and is cleared for contact. The Bruins released this statement today on Savard’s status:

“Today Marc passed the tests administered by Dr. Micky Collins from the Sports Medicine department at UPMC, and is now cleared for contact. Marc will rejoin the team tomorrow for morning skate in Florida. There is no time-table at this time for Marc to start playing games.”

Obviously the Bruins aren’t going to rush Savard back to the ice. Savard helping to rush himself back last year during the playoffs turned out to be a mistake and helped to set him back going into this season. The Bruins are playing well and there’s no rush to get Savard going right now, but it’s clear that if the team is going to contend for a Stanley Cup they’re going to need him in the lineup and producing. Making sure he’s 100% ready to come back is their priority and it’s a good thing as the Bruins are going to have some serious salary cap-related moves to make soon. Marco Sturm (knee surgery) is also close to returning as well and with their combined salaries, the Bruins will have to clear a lot of space to play them.