Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waJune 26, 1999, nguva pfupi apedza mwaka wokutanga wakakwana waSavard neRangers, akatengeswa kuCalgary Flames, pamwe chete neRangers' round-first choice in
1999 (Oleg Saprykin), mukutsinhana nekutamba kodzero kuna Jan Hlaváč, Calgary yekutanga-kutenderera sarudza (Jamie Lundmark) uye yechitatu-kutenderera sarudza (yakazotengeswa kudzokera kuCalgary; Calgary yakasarudza Craig Anderson) mu1999 Draft. Savard akaramba achivandudza neFlames uye muna 2000-01, akapedza wechipiri muchikwata chekuisa zvibodzwa kuna Jarome Iginla aine 65 mapoinzi.