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[DropThePuck]

If there is such a thing as a good-luck charm for cancer patients, Michael Savage has it.

The 42-year-old older brother of Flyers forward Brian Savage is lying in bed in Room 1111 of Montreal General Hospital.

It may be the most famous room in the cancer ward, since it was where the Canadiens' captain, Saku Koivu, recovered from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed almost five years ago.

Michael Savage is recovering from surgery to remove a tumor on his esophagus and heart. His chemotherapy is scheduled to begin in the coming weeks.

"It is very ironic that my brother is in the same room as Saku," Savage said. "Saku's foundation donated the CT scan which Mike used for one of his tests. Saku has been to see him a few times."

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[DropThePuck]

Michael, now a 41-year-old real estate agent, grew up a Flyers fan in the Savages' hometown of Sudbury, Ontario, and all he wants from his kid brother are a few autographs from his boyhood hero, Bobby Clarke (which he supplied) and, oh yeah, a Stanley Cup.

“Now that I'm back, it's time to focus on the playoff run here,” Brian explains. “My brother would love for me to bring the Cup home for him. That's what I'm keeping in the back of my mind right now.

“[Hockey] definitely takes your mind off it for three or four hours a day. It's like a second family here, with the guys and that. They've all been great, they've all been asking about him and things like that and concerned about him. So it was just good to get back and get back in hockey mode. I know it's a crucial time of the year. I'll definitely be thinking about it off the ice but not on it.”

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[jojo983]

Hope he gets better soon.

[Veca]

How sad. Cancer... Let's all pull for him to get better.

[Barmy Army]

Sad news it kinda puts things in perspective.....

[Duckette]

I'll be praying for a quick recovery.