I muri i ngā wāhanga o ngā tau e waru ki te kapa Canadiens, i whakawhitihia a Savage ki te kapa Phoenix Coyotes i te 25 o Hānuere, 2002, me tētahi tau 2002
Ko te kōwhiringa tuatoru mō Sergei Berezin. I te Tihema 27, 2003, i eke ia i te whaainga tuatahi a Coyote i Jobing.com Arena. Kaore i roa i muri i tana whakawhiti ki te St. Louis Blues mo ta raatau mahi purei. Na nga tawhā o te tauhokohoko, i kiia ia e Phoenix i te waa-kore.