Salmela got an opportunity to play in the first pair and he recorded huge ice time playing over 23 minutes. He didnt got ice time on power play but played lot of on shorthanded. He was as safe as always in the defensive zone and he didnt make any mistakes with or without puck. He positioned well and defensed well with his stick. Hes also pretty strong guy for his age and can handle the 1-on-1 situ...