 March 10, 2010 --After a meeting with a neuropsychological specialist yesterday at Massachusetts General Hospital showed little progress in his condition, Marc Savard will most likely miss the rest of the season.
Savard met with neuropsychological specialist Kelly McInnis at Massachusetts General Hospital, and the report from the meeting, according to Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli, was that "it doesn't look good for the rest of the year."
Savard was injured by a blindside shoulder-to-head hit by the Pittsburgh Penguins' Matt Cooke on Sunday. Savard momentarily lost consciousness and was carried off the ice after the hit, which occurred with 5:37 remaining in the game. Savard had just taken a shot from above the circles when Cooke raised his shoulder and struck Savard in the head. Cooke was coming from behind on the play and Savard did not see him.
The scenario is eerily similar to that of Patrice Bergeron's injury three seasons ago and painful for fans to once again watch their best player lay deeply wounded following a vicious hit (see: Bobby Orr, Cam Neely, Patrice Bergeron, Marc Savard).
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