As the Blue Jackets bask in their first win of the season, the return of James Wisniewski–and perhaps the play of John Moore–has apparently prompted a roster move. David Savard has been sent to Springfield today.
The 21-year-old played in seven of the team’s first nine games, but was scratched in two of the past three–both vs. Detroit. He has an assist and six PIMs.
With the offensive boost from Aaron Johnson, and John Moore’s call-up and not horrible play, it appeared that the Jackets were going to need a move with Wisniewski coming back. I’m a bit surprised that Savard is going back, given his right-handed shot, but given that he doesn’t have to go through waivers and is getting close to his ELC kicking in, I see this primarily as a numbers-casualty.
We haven’t seen the last of Savard, for sure. It appears that the Jackets are going to ride the hot hands until Marc Methot and Radek Martinek are healthy.