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Marc Savard ‘woozy’ after big hit in Saturday’s game; could it be another concussion?

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James O’Brien

It’s true that Marc Savard has been back from that brutal concussion he suffered from a Matt Cooke hit last season, but few would deny the fact that he hasn’t been himself in those 21 games (two goals and six assists for eight points with a -7 rating and about 16 minutes of time on ice per game).

The full-fledged return of the “Old Savard” might have hit another speed bump during Saturday afternoon’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, although the check itself isn’t generating anywhere near the controversy as last season’s hit. Penguins tough guy Deryk Engelland caught Savard with a big hit that ended up driving Savard’s head into the boards, leaving the star pivot “woozy” but without a headache.

Here’s the good news/bad news take on the situation. The good news is that Savard didn’t end up missing a shift during that game, despite laying on the ice for a few minutes following the hit. The bad news is that he used “concussion buzz words” such as “bell rung” and “dazed” when discussing his outlook, according to Joe Haggerty.

Click here for some Youtube footage of the hit. Here’s a snippet of what Savard said after the game; you can view a longer video of the interview via CSNNE at the bottom of this post.

“All I want to do, is make sure I gather my thoughts, you know, and everything came back together … fine,” said Savard. “I’ll monitor it and watch the rest of the day here, see how I feel a little bit … I was a little bit shaken up.”

For a normal player that wouldn’t signal much, but that could spell trouble for a player that’s experienced difficulty with post-concussion syndrome symptoms.

Savard rightfully admitted he was scared in the moments following the collision on the ice after appearing to just find his game this year 20 games into the season.

“I was [scared]. A little woozy, to be honest with you,” said Savard when asked how he was feeling. “We’ll see how I feel the rest of the day here tonight and stuff, because… I don’t know I haven’t seen the replay, it felt like he just got my head, so I don’t know.


As always, we’ll keep you posted regarding Savard’s health. Hopefully this is just a scare for the talented passer.
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