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Sami Salo #6 | Defenseman | Vancouver Canucks
Height: 6-3    Weight: 215    Shoots: R    Born: September 02, 1974, Turku, Finland

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November 21, 2008
Sami Salo left Thursday's game limping off the ice, but the Vancouver Sun reports that coach Alain Vigneault said Thursday that defenseman did not play because of the flu.

Our View:He did acknowledge that Salo does have a sore hamstring but did not feel that injury was very serious.
November 15, 2008
Sami Salo is seemingly ready to return after injuring his shoulder during Wednesday's battle with Colorado, according to the Vancouver Sun. Salo said, "I felt pretty good out there so I should should be ready to go. We've done a lot of work on it the last couple of days and the practice went well."

Our View:The 34-year-old defenseman has been productive enough to consider for fantasy lineups, with one goal and six assists over 14 games. He may step into Kevin Bieksa's (fractured foot) spot opposite Willie Mitchell on the shutdown pair.
October 28, 2008
Sami Salo is expected to return to the Canucks' lineup tonight against Boston following his bout with a groin injury, according to the Vancouver Province.

Our View:The defenseman has been productive with three assists over six games, and should be penciled back into lineups.
October 20, 2008
Sami Salo was forced out of Sunday's game due to a groin injury, according to the Vancouver Sun.

Our View:The team is yet to determine the severity of the ailment. He has been productive with three assists over six games.
September 28, 2008
Sami Salo had a goal and two assists in the Canucks 5-4 shootout win over Anaheim on Sunday.

Our View:Salo finished last season strong and the 34-year-old from Finland should do better than his 25 points from a season ago. He is worth keeping an eye on.
March 21, 2008
Sami Salo notched a point in the third straight game for the Canucks on Friday night, and he now has four points in the last three games. During this mini streak, two of the points are on the power-play and one is on the penalty kill as Salo is making the most of his points.
March 7, 2008
Sami Salo had a season best three assists on Thursday night to up his season total to a mere 14 in 48 games. Salo has been in and out of the lineup this season due to injury, and when he has been on the ice he has found it difficult to put up points. Still, he has five points in his last four games after this big outing.

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