It’s very rare that you can find someone in the financial position to walk away from more than $12 million dollars. Apparently Patrik Berglund is one of those people.
After failing to report to the airport for a team flight to Washington, Berglund was placed on unconditional waivers today by the Buffalo Sabres. He missed a couple of games with an “illness,” then didn’t report for a few more, then was suspended.
You may remember him being part of the deal that sent Ryan O’Reilly to St. Louis. Berglund was allowed to be part of that deal because he (or his agent) neglected to submit his list of no move teams to Doug Armstrong in a timely manner.