Paxon
202* Stanley Cup Champions
Berglund was only good with Girgensons and Larsson. Girgensons and Larsson could've played the same role without Berglund. It did not necessitate leaning on Sobotka. That is a coaching issue. Nevermind that the downside of losing Berglund in your mind is having to play the even worse player we got for O'Reilly.yeah, we lucked out so much that Sobotka was forced into the shut down defensive role. Our record was so much better after Berglund left forcing players like Sobotka and Mitts into more minutes than they should have
Berglund played a key role on the team. Contract is not everything
Contract is everything when we are talking about a marginal player on a considerable contract on a team that also has Sobotka, Okposo, Pominville, and Moulson drawing paychecks. It interfered with the Reinhart negotiations, and would continue to interfere with the cap situation. This is the worst team in the NHL, period. Losing a contributor this season to get out of a bad contract is a blessing.