The Internet went nuts Monday morning after news emerged that Sami Salo may have ruptured a testicle when he was hit by a shot in the Vancouver Canucks' Sunday night game.
Although some sports insiders are calling news of the rupture pure bullocks, a Facebook fan page entitled "Sami Salo's Ruptured Testicle" had garnered more than 1,200 "likes" by Monday morning.
Meanwhile, a Twitter user nicknamed "salostesticle" was gathering followers.
Would-be wits flocked to the social media sites to showcase their punning cojones.
Jennifer Ashford grabbed for the low-hanging fruit, writing, "I thought Sami didn't have any heart, but it turns out [he's] got some balls."
Or, perhaps, had some balls, as other Facebook users pointed out.
"In terms of keeping healthy…Sami just can't get the ball rolling," Ben Sharabi wrote.
"Hopefully you don't have to change you[r] name to Sami Solo!" Ben Weiler countered.
Over on Twitter, Leaf Erikson ventured, "When you say you're going to bust a nut, you're not supposed to follow through with it."
Not all commenters were so callous -- many expressed their deep sympathy for the shot heard round the masculine world.
"They kept saying it was his wrist. But I knew. I knew," Daylan O'Neil wrote on Facebook.
Salo is currently on the Canucks' injury list, where his status is listed as "day-to-day."
