Souray and Salo in war of words
TSN.ca Staff
3/12/2005
Montreal Canadiens defenceman Sheldon Souray and Colorado Avalanche goaltender Tommy Salo got into a war of words during their quarter-final clash in the Swedish Elite League playoffs.
Souray, who is playing with Farjestad BK, shared his story with Dave Stubbs of The Montreal Gazette.
The trash talking began in Game 1, says Souray, when during a time-out, MoDo netminder Salo skated by and slashed him with a chop to the side of his pants.
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"So I looked at him and said: "Hey, I've got one word for you: Belarus," said Souray.
Salo was in goal when Belarus stunned the Swedes in the 2002 Olympic Games, the winning goal coming on an 80-foot slap shot.
As time ran out in the game, a scrum ensued and as Souray went to skate behind the net, Salo blocked him and that's when Souray went after him.
"If he wants to act like a forward, he'll be treated like one."
After the game, Souray told the press, "This isn't personal, I don't even know the guy. He's just not very good. He's terrible.
"I don't know why he's doing this. He'd be the third or fourth goalie on our team. There's probably a few players on our team who could play goal better.
"Let's just say he'll never be confused with Jose Theodore."
With his quotes published, Salo took the initiative to give a shot back.
"Salo said in the papers that I can't skate, can't shoot, can't pass and don't have the dingleberries to play like this in the NHL. But at least he said I'm good at cross-checking."
There's been nothing between the two since, says Souray, but stated that if his team scores and he's near Salo, he'd give him a piece of his mind - again.
"I'll tell Salo what I think of him. Use your imagination - but I don't ask him how his family's doing."
The two teams face each other today in Game 5. MoDo will be without superstar centre Peter Forsberg who was injured Thursday in Game 4. Forsberg had returned to action after a six-week absence caused by a hand injury. He was cross-checked by Peter Nordstrom in the second period and was knocked out of the game. Nordstrom was ejected and was suspended for two games on Saturday.
MoDo is behind 3-1 in the best-of-seven series.
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