Chiarelli tells Savard he will not be traded

James Murphy over at ESPNBoston.com says that Peter Chiarelli confirmed on Friday that he spoke with center Marc Savard and told him that the Bruins will not trade him. From the ESPN.com article:

"We told Marc we are not moving him and he is part of the organization," Chiarelli told ESPNBoston.com.

Chiarelli acknowledged Friday that he did indeed have trade discussions regarding Savard, but apparently they weren't enough to entice the GM to pull the trigger on a deal. Chiarelli also acknowledged that teams have inquired about other Bruins players, as well.

"There is all these things that happen and there are always things that swirl around about moving guys, and I cannot respond to anything in kind because I don't directly comment on trade rumors," Chiarelli said. "I can tell you, though, that there was discussion and inquiries on Marc and they became public.

"There has been a number of inquires on a lot of the players, some become public and some don't for obvious reasons, but as we told Marc, that's part of the business and he understood that. I made sure he knows what we think of him: He is a Boston Bruin and an elite offensive player we're happy to have on this team."
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So do you think this will make Savard feel better now or do you think he will still be kind of upset that his name was mentioned in so many trade rumors? Remember Savard was upset about all of the rumors of him being traded. Will all of this stuff in the offseason make him have a better season, who knows, but I'm glad the Bruins are keeping Savard. It's September and hockey is coming, I can't wait. I, as I think most Bruins fans, need the season to start so we can forget about last season.