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Sami Salo

3 Senators’ Draft Picks That Didn’t Work Out in Ottawa

Giovanni Siciliano | May 29, 2022

This version of the Ottawa Senators is relatively young in comparison to other NHL franchises. The Senators’ first existence was one of the founding clubs of the NHL where they won…

Categories Hockey History, Senators History

Forgotten Tampa Bay Lightning: Sami Salo

Nathan Moser | November 19, 2021

In the summer of 2012, the Tampa Bay Lightning made two free-agent signings that addressed their blueline for the immediate future. The move fans may remember more might be inking…

Categories Hockey History, Lightning History

Hockey News: Leafs Hire Jacques Lemaire; Sami Salo Retires

Marcy Di Michele | August 14, 2015

All of the latest news, rumblings and rumors from around the world of hockey… Long-time NHL vet Sami Salo has announced his retirement. [The Hockey News] What does history tell…

Categories Elsewhere on the Web, News

Sami Salo Wrist Injury Forces Retirement

Dustin Nelson | August 13, 2015

At age 40, Finnish defenseman Sami Salo has announced that he will retire from hockey, according to the Finnish publication Ilta-Sanomat. Salo will soon be 41 and didn’t have a…

Categories News, Tampa Bay Lightning

Fantasy Hockey: Five Defensemen Under 20% Owned

Anatoliy Metter | October 22, 2013

Last week, The Hockey Writers took a look at some potentially valuable forwards that were under 15% owned in Yahoo! formats. Players such as Alex Chiasson, Alex Killorn, and Frans…

Categories Fantasy

Lightning Players That Could Go to the World Championships

Mike Burse | April 17, 2013

As the Tampa Bay Lightning sit nine points out of a playoff spot with six games to go it is all but known that they will not see the post…

Categories International Hockey, Tampa Bay Lightning

Women In Hockey: Heading To The Quiet Room?

Chris Wassel | March 27, 2013

Women In Hockey Series Part 1:  Sign Of The Times Part 2:  Heading To The Quiet Room   There are just few words to describe the injuries that can sometimes…

Categories Injury Report

Matt Carle Is Just What Tampa Bay Needs

Roger Gorbet | July 9, 2012

The Fourth of July is usually a very busy day for most Americans. It turned out to be quite a busy day for the NHL as well as the Tampa…

Categories Free Agents, Tampa Bay Lightning, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Tampa Bay Lightning Use Free Agency to Bolster Defense

Justin Godfrey | July 6, 2012

  If Steve Yzerman handles his holiday shopping like he does the free agency market, it’s safe to say no one will see him frantically running around on Christmas Eve…

Categories Free Agents, Tampa Bay Lightning, Trades Contracts and Transactions

A March 2012 NHL Mock Draft (Picks 16-30)

David OConnor | March 21, 2012

Recently I published the first half of A March 2012 NHL Mock Draft. If you missed the first part, you can read it here. The order used in this mock draft…

Categories CHL, National Juniors, OHL, Prospects, QMJHL, WHL

Is It Time For The Vancouver Canucks to Recall Chris Tanev?

Andrew Eide | January 16, 2012

With the now infamous injury to Sami Salo the Vancouver Canucks have been forced to shuffle their blue line this past week. Aaron Rome returned from his own injury and…

Categories Vancouver Canucks

Brad Marchand’s Hit on Sami Salo: Not Clean, Not Clipping

Bob Mand | January 8, 2012

Brad Marchand (Icon SMI) The Boston Bruins’ Brad Marchand was given a five-minute major and ejected from Saturday afternoon’s game versus Vancouver for a low hit on the Canucks’ Sami…

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