Ottawa – It was enough for a bachelor party so that the famous hockey player John Tavares notes how good guy David Savard is.
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Hockey is a little world. Savard’s good reputation seems to be unanimous through the National Hockey League and goes far beyond the opinion of his former teammates or his Quebec compatriots. All the good comments he receives will undoubtedly help him approach his brand new sports retirement with a certain serenity, he who could not hold back a few tears on Wednesday in Washington, after his last match and the elimination of the Canadian against the capital.
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“It is certainly a guy that it is pleasant to have around,” said Tavares, remembering an epic evening spent with him, almost eight years ago, which was used to emphasize the upcoming marriage of their common friend Cody Goloubef.
“Cody has always told me about him with great esteem,” added Tavares on Thursday morning in Ottawa, extremely generous when talking about the Quebec defender, even if he had to prepare to play, in the evening, the sixth match of the series between his Maple Leafs and the Senators.
A respected champion
For the record, Goloubef had known Savard with the Blue Jackets of Columbus. When the Quebec defender signed with the Canadian in 2021, this same Goloubef had also obtained a test at the Tricolore training camp, to no avail.
About Tavares, in addition to this bachelor party, he mainly knew Savard by facing him on the ice.
John Tavares, Maple Leafs, and David Savard, of the Canadian, clashed on Saturday March 9, 2024, at the Bell Center. – Photo Martin Chevalier
“He is a guy who played hard and who always brought a lot of emotion,” said the leaf attacker. He obviously won the Stanley Cup with Tampa, we have to talk about a very, very good career. ”
“An exemplary human”
In the locker room of senators, Quebecer David Perron was not praised for Savard at the time of gathering his remarks on the new 34 -year -old retiree.
“He is an exemplary human and he has had an incredible career,” said Perron, concerning the one who is the father of three children, Emma, Elliot and Zachary. “He gave everything for his different organizations and they are guys like him that you want in your team.”
Perron confided that he sent a text message to Savard, late Wednesday evening, in order to listen to him for his career. The Canadian defender took the time to answer him on Thursday morning.
“It’s a guy that I am proud to have rubbed shoulders with, we have a lot of friends in common and we saw each other from time to time during the summer,” said Perron.
The party with Marchessault
The story does not say if they also lived together a bachelor party, but Perron remembers a certain party very well, in 2023, where they had shared good times when they had each been invited by Quebecer Jonathan Marchessault after the conquest of the Stanley Cup of the Golden Knights of Vegas.
Jonathan Marchessault had been able to bring the Stanley Cup to Quebec on August 19, 2023, following the conquest of the Golden Knights of Vegas.
“When Marchessault won the Stanley Cup and he had his day with the trophy, we celebrated together and say that we had had a lot of fun,” said Perron, laughing.
Savard, a guy to have in his team. On the ice rink as outside.
