NHL Hall of Famer and Toronto Maple Leafs legend Borje Slaming passed away in the last few hours at the age of 71. Salming had Lou Gehrig's disease, a degenerative condition that attacks the upper motor neurons. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1595838713514393601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1595838713514393601%7Ctwgr%5E28a43db707f985cb1180647db7078d85dd7fe828%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rumeursdetransaction.com%2FUne-legende-du-hockey-decede-179766'> </a></blockquote></div> This is very sad news, just a few days after he was honoured at a Leafs game. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/spittinchiclets/status/1595843692325224449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1595843692325224449%7Ctwgr%5Ec7ccec8a068a3abaa714e4dee779bab60680b31f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fanadiens.com%2FLes-Maple-Leafs-de-Toronto-annoncent-le-deces-du-legendaire-Borje-Salming-179763'> </a></blockquote></div> Salming played in 1148 NHL games, mostly with the Leafs, plus one season with the Detroit Red Wings. Credit: <a href='https://www.fanadiens.com/equipe-lnh/canadiens-de-montreal/Les-Maple-Leafs-de-Toronto-annoncent-le-deces-du-legendaire-Borje-Salming' class='link_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Keven Mawn, Fanadiens</a> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/hockeypatrol/status/1595840556961521665?s=46&t=28wT3K1y-gH_mME89lo5hg'> </a></blockquote></div>