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Börje Salming, legendary Maple Leafs defenseman, dies at 71 following battle with ALS - CBSSports.com
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![TSN on Twitter: "Hall of Famer and Toronto Maple Leafs legend Börje Salming has passed away at the age of 71 after a battle with ALS. MORE: https://t.co/gA0vS4Znv5 https://t.co/vOuixCZYif" / Twitter TSN on Twitter: "Hall of Famer and Toronto Maple Leafs legend Börje Salming has passed away at the age of 71 after a battle with ALS. MORE: https://t.co/gA0vS4Znv5 https://t.co/vOuixCZYif" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiWPx3DWAAIW6BE.jpg)
TSN on Twitter: "Hall of Famer and Toronto Maple Leafs legend Börje Salming has passed away at the age of 71 after a battle with ALS. MORE: https://t.co/gA0vS4Znv5 https://t.co/vOuixCZYif" / Twitter
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At a night honouring Borje Salming, the Leafs great gets his own Lou Gehrig moment - The Globe and Mail
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