I have 100-per-cent more appreciation for Sami. I didn’t know a lot about him before … Seeing him every day you realize how good of a defenceman he is. He could be one of the most underrated players in the whole league … The little things Lidstrom does that makes him so effective, Sami does all those things just as well as Lidstrom does. Sami never makes many thunderous bodychecks because his gap is so good he forces the guys he’s defending against to get rid of the puck before they want to. .. He almost never makes a mistake, it’s pretty impressive. He’s one of the best defencemen in the league.

— Chris Higgins on Sami Salo (via mattiasohlund)

(Source: lovelaughxo, via mattiasohlund)

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