Will Marc Savard Ever get his Shot?

Jeff Gesner is the owner/operator of a small sports apparel/memorabilia business
called “The Stadium”. He spent some time in the scriptwriting business for film. The transition has been satisfying for Jeff being a sports fanatic.

It’s no secret that Marc Savard wasn’t invited to Canada’s Olympic orientation camp. The 32 year old has never been selected to play for Canada even though his numbers have been above average throughout his career, particularly over the past four seasons in which he has registered 359 points.

So the question remains, why wasn’t he invited to camp?

Steve Yzerman has an extremely difficult job in choosing a 23 man roster, especially with the games being played on Canadian soil. Yzerman has stated that just because you weren’t invited to camp, that does not mean there is no chance at making the squad. He’ll be watching the start of the season closely, so I’m sure Savard and a few other players will be working hard to impress the Executive Director of Team Canada.

“I was pretty upset about it,” said Savard, “I thought that I had a good chance to at least go to the camp.

There have been rumors over the years that Savard’s snubbing has more to do with his character rather than his on ice performance, which makes complete sense in my opinion.
However, that makes it hard to justify Dany Heatley and Corey Perry being invited to camp.

Savard has a tough road ahead if he wants to make Team Canada, especially with Getzlaf, Crosby, Richards, and Thornton all vying for a spot at the center position. I still feel Savard should have at least got the invite among the 46 who were chosen for camp, mainly in front of players such as Ryan Smyth and Andy McDonald.

October and November will be important months in Marc Savard’s hockey career, he’s certainly an underdog as of now, but if he’s able to put up similar numbers as last year, then he’ll surely be making the final decision for Yzerman difficult.

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