You're welcome - just doing my part. There was an image in that video where Borje's face was Frankensteined - huge stitches down the right side. Hadn't seen that before (thankfully) and...well, Cherry was dead wrong. I don't know how you get any tougher.
Agreed on the all-Swede lineup. Have a soft spot for those 70's Toronto teams as well and it's great to see the current management there crossed the t's and dotted the i's regarding that special day. And the Leafs won. That said, let's hope the B's kick their ass going forward.
Man, that just crushed me. One of my close friends was diagnosed with ALS earlier this year at 58 years old. Former Marine, 11 time club champ on my golf club (5 Club, and 6 Senior Club Champs), and still a 1 handicap. I spent time with him in Ireland this year, and Florida just last week playing golf. He retired a month ago from a long career at Morgan Stanley, and bought himself a massive RV (think Madden Cruiser) and he and his wife, never had kids, are leaving on Friday for a 4 month excursion/bucket list trip around the country.
His symptoms aren't terrible yet, has trouble opening water bottles, etc. and some spasms in his legs, but he's one of the strongest people I've ever known, proud as hell, and the thought of seeing him go through this over the next 12 months or so is gutting. Myself and about 25 other guys are meeting him at the Club tonight, as a surprise send off, and there is talk about naming the Club Championship trophy after him. It'll be emotional and raw and the only hope is that by April of next year, he's still in good enough shape to still play with us.
Anyway, thanks for posting that. As hard as it is to watch, any publicity for this insidious fucking disease is worth it, in whatever form it takes, and Borje Salming was a fucking warrior.