In case you haven't heard, Sami Salo will be making his season-debut for the Canucks' in tomorrow night's game versus the Calgary Flames after rehabbing an offseason tear to his Achilles tendon suffered during a game of floorball. It should be an exciting moment for Salo, who no doubt suffered through a lot of mental and physical resistance to make it to this point.Any time that Salo returns to the lineup from an injury, however, it's worth taking pause to marvel at how many he's had over the years. Muscle tears; burning sensations; snake bites; testicular fulminations--Salo's had it all. He's averaged about three a year for his career. That's insane. It's unbelievable.
In fact, it's too unbelievable. Early in PITB's run, Daniel posited a pretty theory that made sense of Salo's bizarro injury history. Sami Salo's a superhero.
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ReplyDeleteCoincidence?
There is no such thing as coincidence. There is only Salo.
ReplyDeleteThis is kind of an interesting situation. Everyone knows Salo's everyday persona, but nobody knows his superhero persona. I propose that we speculate on this.
ReplyDeleteI think he's the Bonecrusher.
I'm thinking he has ghostly powers, such as levitation, phasing through walls, and inspiring fear and dread in his opponents. This is all conjecture based on his pallid countenance, of course, but I think it holds up. No one ever sees him when he's in his superhero persona, likely because he has made himself invisible.
ReplyDeleteGhost powers are the best powers.
ReplyDeleteSuperSalo will save the Canucks D. I believe.
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