It was a big day for Marc Savard today, as Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today that the club has signed center Marc Savard to a seven-year contract extension through the 2016-17 season. The total damage of the deal is $28.05 million, and will hold a cap hit just over $4 million over seven years.
At today's press conference, Marc Savard expressed his excitement on staying in Boston.
"I stated in a couple articles earlier that I wanted to stay in Boston for the rest of my career," Savard said. "Looks like I'm going to have that chance. So I'm happy about that. Over the last few years, I've watched this town grow back into a hockey town. Hopefully our goal as a team and a staff comes true that we can bring a Cup here to Boston."
Savard will be 39 years old at deals end, and all indications are that he will retire wearing a black and gold uniform.
In other Bruins news today, Peter Chiarelli announced that the Bruins have signed forward Max Sauve to an entry-level contract. Chiarelli did not announce the length, but it is a reported three years.
Also, Johnny Boychuk was assigned to the Providence Bruins for conditioning. I for was was surprised that this hadn't happened earlier. Boychuk has sat every game but three this season.
Boychuk will be back with the Bruins after the stint. The team had to say this was a conditioning stint otherwise the Bruins would have had to put Boychuk on waivers to get him to the AHL.
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