Anyone notice something odd about this player profile?
http://espn.go.com/nhl/player/_/id/5036/anssi-salmela
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Anyone notice something odd about this player profile?
http://espn.go.com/nhl/player/_/id/5036/anssi-salmela
I found it :)
(a) Ryan Ludwick was not born in Tampere, Finland
(b) Ryan Ludwick is not a defenseman
(c) Ryan Ludwick is not 28
(d) Ryan Ludwick has played in way more than 112 games over his career
(e) Ryan Ludwick does not play hockey for the Devils
(f) Ryan Ludwick is not spelled "Anssi Salmela"
(g) All of the above
I have to think there's a provision in his contract that might not allow this....
Are you sure?
http://espn.go.com/nhl/player/gamelo.../anssi-salmela
As you can see from the game log, Salmela did not appear in a game after April 10 in 2012 and I have never seen Salmela and Ludwick in the same place together Salmela plays for a Siberian team in the KHL. The KHL regular season appears to end in mid-February.
http://www.hawk.ru/
This would allow Ludmela plenty of time to be back for Spring Training. The grind of his double life is probably what lead to his poor seasons before last year. His move to the KHL proved to be less demanding allowing him to regain his earlier baseball form.
I blame Devin Mesoraco, or something.
He should just be happy they didn't put a photo of a Cubs player in his profile...