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Anssi Salmela

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Height 6'1"
DOB 8/13/1984
Born Tampere, Finland
Signed a one-year deal with the Devils in May of 2008. Traded to the Thrashers in March 2009. Salmela was signed to a multiple-year contract with the Thrashers in June of 2009.
DNew Jersey Devils  Foreign
July 24, 2011
Salmela was not re-signed for the upcoming 2011-12 season, as the Devils did not make him a qualifying offer, according to the New York Post. He will play in Russia's KHL during the upcoming season.
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Salmela won a gold medal at this spring's world championships with Finland and registered one goal and six assists in 48 games with New Jersey. He's a dynamic skater that struggled to find a niche during two separate stints with New Jersey.
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Salmela was not re-signed by New Jersey and will play in Russia's KHL during the 2011-12 season.
Salmela returned to New Jersey as the throw-in in the Ilya Kovalchuk deal. He has some offensive potential but will miss most, if not all, of the 2010-11 season recovering from a torn ACL.
Salmela was brought in as a free agent to give the Devils a boost offensively on the blueline. Brian Rafalski was the last defenseman New Jersey signed as a free agent from Finland and he turned out pretty well. Salmela is a true wild card,as there's no way to know how he'll adapt to the NHL. If he makes some noise early, we could have another Rafalski on our hands, but his adaptation very well could take longer.
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DNew Jersey Devils  Foreign
January 13, 2011
Salmela was placed on waivers by New Jersey Thursday and will report to Albany (AHL) if he is not claimed by another team, the Newark Star-Ledger reports.
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DNew Jersey Devils  Foreign
January 9, 2011
Salemla will be a healthy scratch Sunday aginst Tampa Bay, the Bergen Record reports.
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DNew Jersey Devils  Foreign
December 22, 2010
Salmela was a healthy scratch Tuesday in the loss to Washington, according to the Newark Star-Ledger.
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DNew Jersey Devils  Foreign
December 17, 2010
Salmela played 14:57 Wednesday in his return from ACL surgery.
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December 13, 2010
Salmela (knee surgery) will make his season debut Wednesday against Phoenix, the Bergen Record reports.
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