Posts About "Sami Salo"
Sami Salo Wrist Injury Forces Retirement
August 13th, 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 contract to play last season because of a wrist injury, which required surgery and kept him out of the game. Salo told Ilta-Sanomat that he was hoping that...
Fantasy Hockey: Five Defensemen Under 20% Owned
October 22nd, 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 Nielsen were just a few of the forwards mentioned, but fantasy hockey managers must also be wondering if there are some defensive gems hidden in their...Lightning Players That Could Go to the World Championships
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 season. It is time to start looking ahead to Lightning players that could represent their country at the World Championships this season. The World Championship may see an increase in the...
Women In Hockey: Heading To The Quiet Room?
March 27th, 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 often happen in just one player's career. Today we delve into The Quiet Room and talk to Jo Innes. Jo is quite the expert on injuries and believe me, she has...Matt Carle Is Just What Tampa Bay Needs
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 Bay Lightning. Earlier in the day the news came down that the Minnesota Wild had signed the biggest fish in the free agent pond in defenseman Ryan Suter and winger Zach Parise. Many players were...
Tampa Bay Lightning Use Free Agency to Bolster Defense
July 6th, 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 scrambling for the last remaining Furby. It took the Tampa Bay Lightning general manager roughly four days to conduct all of his offseason business and now has...
