Tip: Faces are always interesting, so why detract from them with an unwanted background? Coming in close produced this shot of Leafs' star Borje Salming after his recent eye injury – All
![When Borje Salming almost had his face split in half, got 300 stitches and did this legendary TV interview When Borje Salming almost had his face split in half, got 300 stitches and did this legendary TV interview](https://www.thehockeybeast.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Borjesalming-1.jpeg)
When Borje Salming almost had his face split in half, got 300 stitches and did this legendary TV interview
![Old Toronto Series on Twitter: "Toronto Maple Leaf, Borje Salming, receiving 200+ stitches in 1986 after taking a skate to the face. https://t.co/HWtjvwhx4C" / Twitter Old Toronto Series on Twitter: "Toronto Maple Leaf, Borje Salming, receiving 200+ stitches in 1986 after taking a skate to the face. https://t.co/HWtjvwhx4C" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EFx94jDWsAA-CrU.jpg)
Old Toronto Series on Twitter: "Toronto Maple Leaf, Borje Salming, receiving 200+ stitches in 1986 after taking a skate to the face. https://t.co/HWtjvwhx4C" / Twitter
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NHL: The 50 Most Gruesome Injuries in Hockey History | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
![When Borje Salming almost had his face split in half, got 300 stitches and did this legendary TV interview When Borje Salming almost had his face split in half, got 300 stitches and did this legendary TV interview](https://www.thehockeybeast.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/10/BorjeSalming1200x1200.jpeg)
When Borje Salming almost had his face split in half, got 300 stitches and did this legendary TV interview
Where does it hurt? Leaf trainer Guy Kinnear tends to Borje Salming after the Leaf defence king suffered a strained shoulder when sandwiched by two Ha(...) – All Items – Digital Archive :
![Maple Leafs legend Börje Salming cheers on his daughter at European Championships - Canadian Running Magazine Maple Leafs legend Börje Salming cheers on his daughter at European Championships - Canadian Running Magazine](https://runningmagazine.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/299784849_2893316847636211_796895647044088629_n-1024x906.jpg)