VMBM
And it didn't even bring me down
Watching the "Memorable Games In Canadiens History" DVD reminded me what a great defenseman Serge "The Senator" Savard was. I think he is one of the players who you need to SEE play before you can make a judgement. Just by looking at his numbers/awards one would think he was pretty ordinary; 439 points in 1040 games, never a 1st team all-star (and only once 2nd team all-star!)... that lone Conn Smythe Trophy (1969) really jumps out off his achievements [on paper].
I guess that - much thanks to certain Bobby Orr - people just appreciated offensive defensemen far more than defensive ones back in his day. Still, I'm not saying that Savard is seriously underrated nowadays; I believe it's pretty much consensus that he was the #2 of the Big Three (behind Larry Robinson), even though Guy Lapointe has clearly more points, was 1st team all-star etc.
However, I don't think it hurts to say the obvious thing out loud once in a while (i.e. the sort-of point of this thread); Serge Savard was a helluva player!
I guess that - much thanks to certain Bobby Orr - people just appreciated offensive defensemen far more than defensive ones back in his day. Still, I'm not saying that Savard is seriously underrated nowadays; I believe it's pretty much consensus that he was the #2 of the Big Three (behind Larry Robinson), even though Guy Lapointe has clearly more points, was 1st team all-star etc.
However, I don't think it hurts to say the obvious thing out loud once in a while (i.e. the sort-of point of this thread); Serge Savard was a helluva player!
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