Marc Savard Marc Savard ( born July 17 , 1977 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently under contract to the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) , but who has not played since late in the season because of post - concussion syndrome . He has previously played for the New York Rangers , by whom he was originally drafted in 1995 , the Calgary Flames , and the Atlanta Thrashers . Playing career . Early career ( 1993 – 2002 ) . Savard played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) with the Oshawa Generals , beginning in 1993 – 94 . After his second season with the Generals , in which he scored a league - leading 139 points , he was selected 91st overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers . He continued to play in the OHL for two more seasons and earned his second Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as league leading scorer in 1996 – 97 with 130 points . Savard then added 27 points in 15 playoff games , guiding the Generals to the 1997 J . Ross Robertson Cup and an appearance in the 1997 Memorial Cup . In 1997 – 98 , Savard was assigned by the Rangers to their American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Hartford Wolfpack . He put up 74 points with Hartford while being called up to play in 28 games for the Rangers in his rookie professional campaign . The following season , he earned an expanded role with the Rangers and recorded 45 points in 70 games . On June 26 , 1999 , Savard was traded to the Calgary Flames , along with the Rangers ' first - round choice in 1999 ( Oleg Saprykin ) , in exchange for the rights to Jan Hlavac , Calgary ' s first - round pick ( Jamie Lundmark ) and third - round pick ( later traded back to Calgary ; Calgary selected Craig Anderson ) in the 1999 Draft . Savard continued to improve with the Flames and in 2000 – 01 , he finished second in team scoring to Jarome Iginla with 65 points . Atlanta Thrashers ( 2002 – 06 ) . Shortly after beginning his fourth season with the Flames , he was acquired by the Atlanta Thrashers from Calgary in exchange for Ruslan Zainullin on November 15 , 2002 . Playing with superstar wingers Dany Heatley and Ilya Kovalchuk , Savard became a point - per - game player and recorded 52 points in 45 games during an injury shortened 2003 – 04 season . Due to the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout , Savard played in the Swiss leagues with HC Thurgau of Nationalliga B and briefly with SC Bern of Nationalliga A . When NHL play resumed the following season , he emerged as a top talent in the NHL with a career - high 97 points , good for ninth overall in the league . Boston Bruins ( 2006 – present ) . At the end of his breakthrough season , he became an unrestricted free agent and signed with the Boston Bruins to a four - year , $ 20 million contract on July 1 , 2006 . He picked up where he left off in Atlanta and led the Bruins in scoring in his first season with the team , tallying 96 points . His 74 assists were good for third in the league for the second consecutive season behind Joe Thornton ( 92 ) and Sidney Crosby ( 84 ) . In his second season with the Bruins , Savard was named to his first NHL All - Star Game in 2008 , replacing an injured Dany Heatley . He scored the game - winning goal with 21 seconds remaining in the third period . Although Savard ' s offensive production was cut down to 78 points because of injury in the 2007 – 08 season , he made his Stanley Cup playoffs debut after eleven seasons in the NHL . As the Bruins faced the Montreal Canadiens in the opening round , Savard scored his first NHL playoff goal in the first overtime of game three . He tallied 6 points in the series , but the Bruins were eliminated by the Canadiens in 7 games . Savard was named as a reserve to his second All - Star game in Montreal the following season , in 2008 – 09 and helped lead the Bruins to a first place finish in the Eastern Conference . Savard led the Bruins in scoring with 88 points in 82 games before adding 13 points in 11 post - season games . Playing the Canadiens in the first round for the second consecutive year , Savard and the Bruins swept the series in four games . He advanced to the second round for the first time in his career , where the Bruins were eliminated in seven games by the Carolina Hurricanes . Seven games into the 2009 – 10 season , Savard sustained a broken foot while inadvertently blocking a shot . After he was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital , tests revealed he had been playing with an injured foot since taking a previous shot in the foot during training camp . Savard was placed on the long - term injured reserve on October 21 , 2009 . Shortly after returning the lineup , the Bruins signed Savard to a seven - year extension on December 1 , worth $ 28 . 05 million ( approximately $ 4 . 2 million per season ) . The deal is spread out with approximately $ 14 million the first two years and $ 14 million for the remaining five . On January 7 , 2010 , after only 28 seconds into his first shift on the ice , Marc Savard suffered a right knee injury after colliding with Jonathan Toews from the Chicago Blackhawks . After getting an MRI , he was placed on injured reserve with a minor MCL tear in his right knee . No surgery was required . On March 7 , 2010 Savard suffered a Grade 2 concussion in the 3rd period of the Bruins game against the Pittsburgh Penguins after taking a hit to the head from Matt Cooke . The on - ice officials did not penalize Cooke for the hit , and on March 10 , Colin Campbell declared that the league would not suspend or fine Matt Cooke . The hit and its aftermath were part of the key evidence that caused NHL to institute a new rule more heavily penalizing blindside hits . Savard was not taken to a hospital following the incident but stayed behind at a Pittsburgh hotel for the night before returning to Boston the following day . Savard had been cleared to play for the 2010 postseason against the Philadelphia Flyers after their victory against the Buffalo Sabres . He scored the winning goal in overtime in the Bruins Game 1 win of the series . On February 8 , 2011 , the Bruins opted to shut Savard down for the season after he received his second concussion in ten months . The Bruins would go on to win the Stanley Cup , defeating the Vancouver Canucks in seven games . Due to recurring symptoms of post - concussion syndrome , Savard was not able to travel to Vancouver to take part in the on - ice victory celebration with his teammates , but he was able to join them back in Boston for the official victory parade . Despite not playing the required number of games for his name to be automatically included in the Stanley Cup engraving , the Bruins have announced that they will be petitioning the league to include Savard ' s name on the Cup , along with fellow teammate Steven Kampfer . Savard enjoyed his personal day with the Stanley Cup on August 1 , 2011 , in his hometown of Peterborough , Ontario , though he admitted that he is still suffering the effects of his injury . On August 31 , 2011 , it was announced that Savard had been shut down for the 2011 - 2012 season by GM Peter Chiarelli . Chiarelli was quoted as saying " Based on what I see , what I hear , what I read , and what I ' m told , it ' s very unlikely Marc will play again " . On September 12 , 2011 , Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli announced that Savard ' s name will be included on the Stanley Cup .