A Savardian Spinnerama
Jan 21, 2005 7:15:15 GMT -5
Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Jan 21, 2005 7:15:15 GMT -5
Breaking same leg twice didn't stop defenceman from making his mark
RED FISHER
The Gazette
January 20, 2005
The 1969-70 season, only his third full one with the Canadiens, had all the signs of being Serge Savard's best - for all the right reasons.
He had entered the season with his second Stanley Cup in his first two seasons under one arm and the Conn Smythe Trophy under the other. In hardly no time at all, he had become a crowd-pleaser. He was a man to be watched, and people everywhere liked what they saw.
In his first 64 games in 1969-70, the 23-year-old defenceman had 12 goals, two more than he had scored in his previous two seasons. He had become the team's best penalty-killer and whenever he gathered his legs beneath him, spun around and took off for the offensive zone, well ... it was nothing less than the stuff of which highlight reels were made.
- tinyurl.com/5qe66
RED FISHER
The Gazette
January 20, 2005
The 1969-70 season, only his third full one with the Canadiens, had all the signs of being Serge Savard's best - for all the right reasons.
He had entered the season with his second Stanley Cup in his first two seasons under one arm and the Conn Smythe Trophy under the other. In hardly no time at all, he had become a crowd-pleaser. He was a man to be watched, and people everywhere liked what they saw.
In his first 64 games in 1969-70, the 23-year-old defenceman had 12 goals, two more than he had scored in his previous two seasons. He had become the team's best penalty-killer and whenever he gathered his legs beneath him, spun around and took off for the offensive zone, well ... it was nothing less than the stuff of which highlight reels were made.
- tinyurl.com/5qe66
