Maple Leafs legend Borje Salming dies at age 71

Maple Leafs icon Borje Salming passed away after a battle with ALS. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)Toronto Maple Leafs legend Borje Salming has died at the age of 71, the team announced on Thursday.

Statement from Maple Leafs President and Alternate Governor Brendan Shanahan on the passing of Börje Salming: pic.twitter.com/zguKOyVLmM

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) November 24, 2022

Salming was battling ALS, a neurodegenerative disease that attacks the use of voluntary muscles, and was recently rendered unable to speak. During his tribute during Hall of Fame weekend earlier this month, Salming was accompanied by fellow Maple Leafs legends Mats Sundin and Darryl Sittler, who helped…