Marc Savard leaves the NHL!

A couple of weeks after getting eliminated from the NHL’s Return to play playoff tournament, the St. Louis Blues were handed another blow on Friday when they were forced to announce that assistant coachh Marc Savard is stepping away from coaching and will return to Ontario to be with his family.

“Marc has decided to step away and will not coach in the National Hockey League in 2020-21,” said Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong. “I want to thank Marc for his work with our coaches and players during his time in St. Louis and wish him nothing but the best.”

“I appreciate Marc’s work and dedication this past season and wish him well in his future endeavors,” added Blues Head Coach Craig Berube.

A former NHL forward, Savard had made the move to join Berube and the Blues’ coaching staff on July 24, 2019. He was not part on their run to the team’s first championship in history. The 43-year-old might not be done with the NHL entirely, however for now, it is more important to him to be with his family in Ontario. 

Who knows if a spot behind the Toronto Maple Leafs’ bench or even behind the bench of the Ottawa Senators is a possibility, but we are not throwing this rumour out there (for the moment). Savard made it pretty clear the move was in order to be more present for his family. 

Savard enjoyed a 13-year NHL career as a player. Originally drafted by the New York Rangers in the fourth round of the 1995 NHL Draft, Savard amassed 706 points across 807 career regular-season games between the Rangers, Calgary Flames, Atlanta Thrashers and Boston Bruins.