Buffalo sabres was terminated Patrik Berglund told the Swedish media redundancy reasons.Patrik Berglund lost playing joy after moving last summer from St. Louis to Buffalo. AOP

In 2008, the NHL St. Louis Blues in the ranks of debuted by Swedish striker Patrik Berglund was transferred to last summer in Buffalo Sabresiin. With him in Buffalo were transferred to the Vladimir Sobotka , Tage Thompson as well as the first round of booking the floor next summer’s draft and a second round of booking for shifts in 2021. The other way to move Ryan O’Reilly .

Berglund a chance to play in the new company just over two months until the Sabres announced before christmas that it will terminate his contract. The agreement was terminated because of Berglund had been awol team event or events.

Now Sweden returned to the attacker told that he was suspended from the team because he had failed to disclose between one set of exercises and one match. The decision was berglund’s aware, and he accepts the sabres in the solution completely.

my Goal was to return home. I am now beginning to find myself again. When I’m at home, I feel safer. I can breathe and try to find my peace, Berglund said Swedish Hockeypuls-site at home to Västerås.

Berglund said that she had received help, inter alia, the NHL and the player association, but his situation in December was already desperate.

I didn’t know how else I would have acted. I need to go home, get off hockey and get some help. I just know that I would have to return home and find yourself again.

decisive transmission

berglund’s according to his last summer’s transfer had a significant impact on the December events.

in June, the 30 years old striker was the move until the play in all his life only in two team: the Blues and the breeder to follow for Västerås IK.

New home town is Buffalo felt at any stage like home.

– Transfer to Buffalo was a big thing for me. Try to be brave and say that there would be a new and fun adventure. I’m a professional, and the kind of target I, for myself, but in reality I’m just trying to suggest that all is well.

I don’t have any of the Sabres organization. However, I had created for myself home to St. Louis, so I was sad and depressed. I wasn’t disappointed, where to go, a change of treatment only was difficult.

Berglund played for the blues in the top ten during the season 694 regular season matches and made them 322 power points. Match the average value was thus of 0.46 points. September through Sabresissa smooth this over really sticky. 23 in the match came just four power points, and points average was modest to 0.17.

the Whole NHL-career berglund’s regular season balance is 717 matches, 170 goals, 156 assists and 326 power points.

Money does not make happy

berglund’s contract would have been valid until 2022, and its share of the sabres ‘ salary cap was 3.85 million per season. When this is added to spring 2019 salary, berglund a night of termination of the contract due to getting about 12.6 million dollars.

however, He did not regret the decision.

a Contract and all the money that was not, do not mean anything to me. This is cliche, but money does not make anyone happy. I can give up that kind of money anytime in order to be well. Money is the last thing on my mind right now.

Berglund a chance to make the NHL in his career of more than 20 million dollars.

– Why should I travel around doing something, what I don’t like anymore the same way as in the past, and present I can very well, when frankly I feel like shit.

Berglund told to think of their future every day, and it stressed him. He expressed the hope that can be found still playing pleasure.

I can’t currently say if I play again or not. The recovery process is ongoing.

This season is at least over. I’m not going to play anymore. I need help, and I need to let go of hockey.

Sources: Hockeypuls, Sportsnet