"There was only one possible reaction when news landed Friday that Sami Salo had torn his Achilles heel playing floorball in Finland, a non-contact sport that uses a Wiffle ball: "Of course, he did."

For this one, you can skip past shock, even though it's an injury virtually unheard of in hockey (the on-ice version, anyway). It's Salo's 40th injury and our senses have been so dulled by that numbing count, this one barely registers on the surprise meter. Salo, 35, has been injured in so many wild and unexpected ways — the badly bruised testicle and pulled buttocks leap to mind — his injuries, and the subsequent jokes, have become tired cliches.

Long past funny, Salo's injury woes have become sad for the player, maddening for the fans and just part of every day life for the organization.

This time he suffers one of his career's most serious injuries doing something he has done for 15 straight offseasons in Finland. What's next? Actually, we probably don't want to know."