As for his communication with the Edmonton Oilers, Berglund said he’s talking to their Swedish scout Pelle Eklund every once in a while.
“There’s a lot of texting back and forth. They want to see how I’m doing. I also actually meet (Senior VP of Hockey Operations) Craig MacTavish earlier in the year. He was in Skellefteå to see me play and that was obviously nice”, Filip Berglund said.
Filip Berglund is under contract until the 2019/20 season, but could leave for North America earlier if he signs with the Oilers as all SHL players have out clause for NHL in their contracts. With that said, he’s in no hurry to move overseas and make Skellefteå native Adam Larsson company.
“I don’t feel like I’m done in Skellefteå yet, but I think I’m making progress and I hope to make even more progress next season. Then we’ll see what happens after that”, he said.