Darryl Sittler took himself back almost 50 years, to when he saw first\u002Dhand the raw courage of Borje Salming on ice.
“We all remember the long standing ovation for him at the Gardens for the Canada Cup in ’76.”
Robbed of his speech by the disease and needing help from fellow Hall of Famers Sittler, Sundin Lanny McDonald and his wife Pia, Salming made two pre-game trips out on the blue carpet for a ceremonial puck drop. “Up until a day and a half before that, we had no idea he was going to be well enough to fly and go out there .
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