Bergevin has his sights set on another Quebecois player

On his most recent podcast National Hockey League insider Elliotte Friedman was asked to predict where he saw a number of the key free agents this offseason landing, and one of his most confident predictions involved the Habs and a recently crowned Stanley Cup Champion. According to the insider it sounds very likely that defenseman David Savard, a highly coveted asset at the 2020 NHL trade deadline, will be headed to Montreal where he will sign as a free agent.

"I think David Savard, Montreal," said Friedman with confidence on the 31 Thoughts podcast. "Until I am proven wrong on that one I am going David Savard, Montreal."

Savard was of course a member of the Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning squad that defeated Bergevin's Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Final, playing 20 games for the Lightning and picking up 5 assists on his way to his first career Stanley Cup. Prior to his time with the Lightning Savard had spent his entire 611 game NHL career as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team that drafted him in the 4th round (94th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

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