Tommy Boy goes bye-bye

ESPN reports today that Tommy Salo, previously the long-time tender for the Edmonton Oilers, has decided to hang up his mediocre equipment and end his mediocre career. Ah well.

I don't have anything against the guy, but he just wasn't particularly good. Which saddened me for awhile there, cause I enjoy cheering on pretty well any Canadian team. Whenever those never-say-die players would somehow squeeze out a miracle goal, there was Tommy at the other end, ready to hand the opposition a soft one. Just to even things up, of course.

In the great battles between the Stars and the Oilers, poor ol Tommy was always outclassed, be it by Belfour or Turco. Tommy really never had a chance. And then came the real end to his career, in the Sweedish Olympic game against Belarus. Took that puck to the helmet, it bounced up, off his back and in the net. And miracle of miracles, Sweeden lost to Belarus. The poor guy really wasn't the same after that. And now, with the NHL on hiatus, he ends his career in Europe. Maybe it's for the best.