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i_love_pencils t1_ixnl9l6 wrote

The native of Kiruna, Sweden, played 1,099 regular-season games with the Leafs, establishing team records for assists (620) and goals (148), points (768) and playoff points (49) by a defenseman.

A two-time runner-up for the Norris Trophy, losing both times to Montreal Canadiens great Larry Robinson, Salming was named to the NHL’s first all-star team in 1976-77 and the second all-star team on five occasions.

He ended his time with the Leafs with a plus-minus rating of plus-155, a statistic made more remarkable as the Maple Leafs were a vastly underperforming team for much of the 1980s.

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WeaponizedPoutine t1_ixosi7c wrote

>a statistic made more remarkable as the Maple Leafs were a vastly underperforming team for much of the 1980s

They are always an underperforming team.

Jokes aside RIP Salming, ALS is a terrible damn disease.

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