desperate measures

not desperate enough, mtls is not selling savard for peanuts.

go fish

Couldn't bring yourself to propose a real trade for Savard eh? Just more nonsense.

The Sabres don't have much for right shot d, there's just jokiharju and Clifton. I can see the Sabres moving on from jokiharju, but Carrick in ufa would be more interesting from the Oilers bottom 6.

Montreal is going to aim for playoffs next season.
Perhaps a lofty goal, but they could get closer in the off-season.
Savard won't be moved until they know where they stand, which hopefully won't be before next year's deadline.

His value won't be clear until closer to that point in time and neither will his availability.

Sharks say yes.