![Börje Salming dead at 71: Leafs great 'blazed the trail that many of the greatest players followed' - The Athletic Börje Salming dead at 71: Leafs great 'blazed the trail that many of the greatest players followed' - The Athletic](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2022/08/10113250/salming-1-1024x677.jpg)
Börje Salming dead at 71: Leafs great 'blazed the trail that many of the greatest players followed' - The Athletic
Börje Salming dead at 71: Leafs great 'blazed the trail that many of the greatest players followed' - The Athletic
![22 years ago today, Gerard Gallant accidentally stepped on Borje Salming's face and cut him for over 250 stitches. : r/leafs 22 years ago today, Gerard Gallant accidentally stepped on Borje Salming's face and cut him for over 250 stitches. : r/leafs](https://i.redd.it/7zsxzmnq7n001.jpg)
22 years ago today, Gerard Gallant accidentally stepped on Borje Salming's face and cut him for over 250 stitches. : r/leafs
![When Borje Salming almost had his face split in half, got 300 stitches and did this legendary TV interview When Borje Salming almost had his face split in half, got 300 stitches and did this legendary TV interview](https://www.thehockeybeast.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/10/salming6.jpeg)