Shoulda Savard get his name on the cup?

Shoulda Savard's name be on the cup?

  • Yes

    Votes: 68 58.6%

  • No

    Votes: 48 41.4%
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Self explanatory.

Chiarelli announced that he will. Old timers are upset about the 'lack of tradition', everyone else thinks that since he was on the team at the start and end of the year that he was 'a part of it all'.

I am with the latter group. I did not know of the requirement to play in the playoffs, but if a player is held out due to injury (and he is still on the team's roster) then he 100% deserves his name there.

This was the day's 'watercooler' poll at my work, thought it would be interesting to see more knowledgable fans points of view (the consensus there was in favor if MS's name being on it, but it was made mostly by people who could care less about the game).

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=375651
 
It's a No for me, as some great players have missed out in the past, and Marc Savard wouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence as some former HOFer...I am an old school traditionalist anyways.
 
I was always under the impression that you had to either play a minimum number of regular season games (don't know the number) or dress for a playoff game? I think he should have his name on the Cup. He spent the entire year being paid by the Boston Bruins. He is a Boston Bruin. It's a slippery slope when you start qualifying people based on their direct contribution to winning.
 
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He was a part of the team right until the end of the year, even though he was hurt, so it's a yes for me.
 
TanguayFan said:
No. If he did not contribute to winning the Cup, then his name should not be on there.
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I guess the question is how do you determine if he contributed or not? If he only played in one game in the playoffs, went minus 4 in a 4-0 loss, but the B's still go on to win is that a contribution??

I say yes because he was out of the lineup by injury, not because of his play.
 
It's a tough one, but I gotta go no. There's a rule in place stating the requirements, it has been followed in the past and I think it should be in this case too.

JMO
 
Absolutely not. There are speciific requirements in place to show if a player qualifies to have his name on the Stanley Cup. If Savard did not meet those requirements, then I fail to see how this is even up for debate.

He played 25 games in the regular season (I believe the minimum is 40ish - correct me if I am wrong), and did not play a single playoff game. Since he did not meet the minumum standards, his name should not go on the Stanley Cup.
 
I think that Marc Savard should definitely have his name etched on the Cup. Although he did not play the minimum requirement of regular season games, or playoff games, I highly doubt that his presence in the locker room and at the TD Garden was not felt by his teammates.

Heck, hockey ops staff (equipment managers, training staff, etc) get their name on the Cup & they do not play the required amt of games necessary for a player to get on there. I know the logic is different, but the point remains that the difference that is made in the background, even though it is unseen, has a great deal of affect on what takes place on the ice.

Those individuals (although a mostly thankless & unrewarding job) facilitate the players performances & in their own way contribute to the wins and losses.

In the very least, Marc Savard made his contributions in a fashion that was encouraging, motivating, inspiring or whatever he knew his teammates would respond to. Otherwise, I can not see why Chiarelli would have deemed him worthy..

I am willing to bet that if you asked the Bruins players, they would have some way of pointing to Savard as a reason they were able to win the Cup, regardless of whether or not his contribution was tangible.

Carlos
 
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habsheaven said:
I was always under the impression that you had to either play a minimum number of regular season games (don't know the number) or dress for a playoff game? I think he should have his name on the Cup. He spent the entire year being paid by the Boston Bruins. He is a Boston Bruin. It's a slippery slope when you start qualifying people based on their direct contribution to winning.
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It's a certain number of games in the reg season or 1 game in the Cup finals. Boston campaigned for Savard to be exempt from the rules since he was injured.

I would say no. I wonder what Savard thinks. Yes, it's cool to have your name on the Cup but knowing that you did nothing to help the team in the playoffs, kind of sucks.

Does Rask get his name on the Cup? Didn't play enough games in regular season and got 0 minutes of ice time in the playoffs. His name(or any backups from the other winners) should be on it as much as Savard.

DOes Peter Pocklington's Brother have his name on the Cup? Even if he had nothing to do with hte Oilers. Thought I heard that Peter demanded(or paid money) to get his Brother's name on the Cup. Not sure if it was true or not.
 
punkoholic said:
Does Rask get his name on the Cup? Didn't play enough games in regular season and got 0 minutes of ice time in the playoffs. His name(or any backups from the other winners) should be on it as much as Savard.
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Yes.

Though appearing in limited games, a back up goalie dresses for every game and thus is on the active roster for each game. It's a tricky little nuance to the rules, but by the book, a back up meets all necessary requirements.

Edit: After re-reading, maybe the question you posed was rhetoric? Oh well, decided to answer it anyways :p
 
While Savard is a big part of the team when healthy, I voted no. I also think it won't really mean a lot to Marc because he know's that he would much rather have contibuted in a big way than just getting his name on the Cup as a favour like gesture.
Dan.
 
After reading of this article I think that this is more the wish of Chiarelli than Marc Savard. I guess the GM wants to say somehow thank you to a great player who will on 99 % retire and will have no other chance to win The Cup.

Didnt voted, because dont have a clear point of view on this matter.
 
There are more than the requirements at play - the team can have someone added onto the Cup provided the NHL allows it. The NHL reserves the right to allow or deny anyone relative to their involvement with the team IIRC. This is to prevent a repeat of Peter Pocklington trying to add his father's name onto the Cup one year. Given that, and the way the team feels that he's contributed - I think you'll be seeing his name on it.

EDIT - Those rules are just for AUTOMATIC inclusion - I believe that there is still some discretion involved
 
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No for me. He don't qualify by the existing rules so no. I am sure there are a ton of similar incidents through out the history of the NHL. None of those guys got their name on there. I feel bad for him but that's it rules are rules.
 

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