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David Savard

#58

age34

posD

shotr

h6'1"

w234lbs

Depth Chart RD3

Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$3,500,000$3.50M

Year 4 of 4

21/22

24/25

Expiry Status

UFA 2025 age 34

Profile

Draft Team

Round4

Pick94

Year2009

Agent Ian Pulver

Birthdate Oct 22, 1990

Birthplace St. Hyacinthe, Quebec

Nationality Canada

Stick Bauer Nexus Tracer

UFA Year 2018

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $40,779,775

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP75

A14

P15

PPG0.2

PIM36

EV TOI/GM 13.28

G60 0.07

P60 0.94

GF% 38.80

DFF% 42.40

REL DFF% -7.70

CF% 42.30

REL CF% -7.70

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2021-2025 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$14,000,000$14.00M

cap hit$3,500,000$3.50M

David Savard is signed to a 4 year, $14,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $3,500,000 per season, currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens. His contract was signed on July 28, 2021, and expires at the end of the 2024-25 season, when Savard will be 34 years old.

Signed On Jul 28 2021

Signing Agent Ian Pulver

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 4.29%

Signing Status UFAage 30

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	UFAage 34
AAV	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Base	$2,800,000$2.80M	$4,200,000$4.20M	$4,200,000$4.20M	$2,300,000$2.30M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	$500,000$500K
Total Salary	$2,800,000$2.80M	$4,200,000$4.20M	$4,200,000$4.20M	$2,800,000$2.80M
Minors Salary	$2,800,000$2.80M	$4,200,000$4.20M	$4,200,000$4.20M	$2,800,000$2.80M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

NHL Only

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	75	1	14	15	36	890	38.80	42.40	-7.70	42.30	-7.70	0.07	0.94	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
2023-24	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	60	6	18	24	24	983	50.50	45.40	-2.20	42.90	-4.20	0.31	1.40
2022-23	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	62	3	17	20	40	1,120	39.30	42.30	-4.90	41.90	-6.20	0.16	0.91
2021-22	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	62	3	14	17	36	1,064	37.30	44.50	-1.60	43.80	-3.60	0.17	0.79
2020-21	$4,250,000 $4.25M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	14	0	0	0	0	222	18.20	49.10	-5.40	49.90	-5.10		1.08	Playoffs	20	0	5	5	0
2020-21	$4,250,000 $4.25M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	40	1	5	6	24	688	27.80	45.90	-2.10	42.60	-5.80		0.35
2019-20	$4,250,000 $4.25M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	68	0	11	11	35	1,218	47.80	51.80	-0.50	46.60	-3.80		0.39	Playoffs	10	0	3	3	0
2018-19	$4,250,000 $4.25M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	8	16	24	36	1,431	57.50	53.97	4.06	49.67	-0.82	0.29	0.92	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	0
2017-18	$4,250,000 $4.25M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	81	4	12	16	32	1,335	49.57	50.66	-1.75	49.84	-2.88	0.18	0.63	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0
2016-17	$4,250,000 $4.25M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	74	6	17	23	44	1,349	61.68	52.55	1.51	52.37	1.85	0.27	0.93	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
2015-16	$1,300,000 $1.30M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	65	4	21	25	45	1,124	48.86	50.46	-0.85	46.73	-1.49	0.16	0.91
2014-15	$1,300,000 $1.30M	WC	Canada	10	0	4	4	6
2014-15	$1,300,000 $1.30M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	11	25	36	71	1,405	46.85	48.41	2.63	46.38	-0.41	0.26	0.73
2013-14	$709,275 $709K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	70	5	10	15	28	1,071	52.05	47.83	-3.95	48.50	-2.67	0.22	0.56	Playoffs	6	0	4	4	0
2012-13	$740,167 $740K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	4	0	0	0	0	48	0.00	35.37	-14.72	33.26	-12.47	0.00	0.00
2012-13	$740,167 $740K	AHL	Springfield Falcons	60	5	26	31	40									Playoffs	8	2	3	5	0
2011-12	$740,167 $740K	AHL	Springfield Falcons	44	4	18	22	72
2011-12	$740,167 $740K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	31	2	8	10	16	426	51.72	48.33	2.37	46.70	2.04	0.00	0.70
2010-11	$740,167 $740K	AHL	Springfield Falcons	72	11	32	44	18
2009-10	$0 $0K	Jr Super Series	QMJHL All-Stars	1	0	0	0	0
2009-10	$0 $0K	Memorial Cup	Moncton Wildcats	3	1	1	2	2									Playoffs	21	1	14	15	0
2009-10	$0 $0K	QMJHL	Moncton Wildcats	64	13	64	77	36									Playoffs	21	1	14	15	0
2008-09	$0 $0K	QMJHL	Moncton Wildcats	68	9	35	44	33									Playoffs	10	5	5	10	0
2007-08	$0 $0K	QMJHL	Moncton Wildcats	32	0	5	5	18
2007-08	$0 $0K	QMJHL	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	35	1	6	7	22
2006-07	$0 $0K	Telus Cup	Séminaire St-François Blizzard	7	2	2	4	2									Playoffs	18	1	12	13	0
2006-07	$0 $0K	QM18AAA	Séminaire St-François Blizzard	44	10	16	26	52									Playoffs	18	1	12	13	0
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/28

2021

Savard, David

4yrs

$3,500,000AAV

04/10

2021

Savard, David

2021 Round 4

04/10

2021

Lashoff, Brian

Savard, David

09/8

2015

Savard, David

5yrs

$4,250,000AAV

07/5

2014

Savard, David

2yrs

$1,300,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Savard, David

Savard retired from the NHL after Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals in Game 5.

Apr

Savard, David

Savard logged an assist in Friday's 6-3 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 3.

Apr

Savard, David

Savard (undisclosed) will play against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, according to Arpon Basu of The Athletic.

Apr

Savard, David

Savard (undisclosed) is slated to be a game-time decision for Tuesday's matchup against the Detroit Red Wings, per Eric Engels of Sportsnet.

Apr

Savard, David

Savard has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Nashville Predators for an undisclosed reason.

All Transactions

Contract History

2016-2021 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$21,250,000$21.25M

cap hit$4,250,000$4.25M

expiry 2021 UFA age 30

Signed On Sep 8 2015

Signing Agent Ian Pulver

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 5.82%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	UFAage 30
AAV	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M
Base	$3,500,000$3.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$3,500,000$3.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Minors Salary	$3,500,000$3.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

* Retained Salary Apr 10, 2021

50.00% of contract was retained by the Columbus Blue Jackets in a trade to the Detroit Red Wings

Trade Details

* Retained Salary Apr 10, 2021

25.00% of contract was retained by the Detroit Red Wings in a trade to the Tampa Bay Lightning

Trade Details

2014-2016 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$2,600,000$2.60M

cap hit$1,300,000$1.30M

expiry 2016 RFA age 25

Signed On Jul 5 2014

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.88%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016
Cap Hit	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,300,000$1.30M	RFAage 25
AAV	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,300,000$1.30M
Base	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,300,000$1.30M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,300,000$1.30M
Minors Salary	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,300,000$1.30M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2013-2014 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$709,275$709K

cap hit$709,275$709K

expiry 2014 RFA age 23

Signed On Jul 17 2013

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.10%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2013-14	2014
Cap Hit	$709,275$709K	RFAage 23
AAV	$709,275$709K
Base	$709,275$709K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$709,275$709K
Minors Salary	$67,500$68K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2010-2013 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,750,000$2.75M

cap hit$916,667$917K

expiry 2013 RFA age 22

Signed On Jun 3 2010

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.25%

Signing Status age 19

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013
Cap Hit	$740,167$740K	$740,167$740K	$740,167$740K	RFAage 22
AAV	$916,833$917K	$916,833$917K	$916,833$917K
Base	$625,000$625K	$650,000$650K	$675,500$676K
Performance Bonuses	$235,000$235K	$160,000$160K	$135,000$135K
Signing Bonuses	$90,000$90K	$90,000$90K	$90,000$90K
Total Salary	$715,000$715K	$740,000$740K	$765,500$766K
Minors Salary	$67,500$68K	$67,500$68K	$67,500$68K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year