David Savard is back in training

Yesterday, the Canadiens announced that David Savard had been forced to miss training to undergo treatment. On the face of it, this is nothing out of the ordinary, as it happens all the time.

But still: we were anxious to find out if the veteran defenseman would be able to train today, as the Habs head to ~~Cutter Gauthier’s kingdom~~ in Philadelphia.

And yes, the Quebecer was on the ice on the sidelines.

David Savard seems to have been well treated yesterday.

He’s on the ice this morning in Brossard.

– Anthony Martineau (@Antho_Martineau) January 9, 2024

Such a conclusion was to be expected, since that’s normally how it works: a player takes a day here and there and then comes back strong.

That said, with the Habs in recent years, we’ve sometimes seen seemingly minor injuries become major ones. So it’s normal to wonder a bit more, isn’t it?

Before practice, Cole Caufield jumped on the ice with Adam Nicholas. The American took the opportunity to practice his shot while he had the rink to himself.

Again: nothing unusual, but interesting nonetheless.

Cole Caufield is 1st on the ice this morning to practice his shot with Adam Nicholas. @RDSca #CH pic.twitter.com/QfsrTLB2Tk

– Andrée-Anne Barbeau (@AABarbeau) January 9, 2024

Details to come…

In burst

– Why is this happening?

A press conference has been called in Bathurst on Sunday. The Titan president and the city’s mayor will attend, as will #QMJHL Commissioner Mario Cecchini. No announcement of a move is expected. #sunshine

– Mikaël Lalancette (@MikLalancette) January 9, 2024

– A theory that makes sense… or not.

This story keeps getting crazier and crazier. Talked to a source extremely close to Cutter Gauthier and the reason he wanted out of Philadelphia was because of Scott Hartnell’s haircut. Cutter’s representation asked if it could be addressed shortly after the draft and nothing had… pic.twitter.com/KPiOuG38qA

– Paul Bissonnette (@BizNasty2point0) January 9, 2024

– Ah well.

Gabriel Gervais will introduce new head coach Laurent Courtois. Olivier Renard is absent for “personal reasons”, says the club. #CFMTL

– Alexandre Pratt (@alexandrepratt) January 9, 2024

– Really?

I’ve just been told that@AppleTV has made the decision to show fewer @MLS games in French in 2024.

Only @cfmontreal games will be described/analyzed in French. +eurs lose a nice contract.@100_Soccer and @FLord_TV will likely be retained.

– Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) January 9, 2024

– Hum…

After the many trade rumors of the past few years, this must now be coming to fruition. https://t.co/oFZSwYhMhE

– Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) January 9, 2024