Maple Leafs great Borje Salming battling ALS

Toronto Maple Leafs great Borje Salming is battling ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease.

The team issued a statement from the Hall of Fame defenseman on Wednesday.

"I have received news that has shaken my family and me. The signs that indicated that something was wrong in my body turned out to be the disease ALS," said Salming, 71. "In an instant, everything changed. I do not know how the days ahead will be, but I understand t