Am I the only one that isn't all that excited about this contract?
Berglund was always a guy seen as having big potential. He put up a couple of good seasons offensively earlier in his career.
However he is 26 years old and hasn't hit 40 points in the last three seasons. I know two seasons ago was lockout shortened but given his goals to assists ratio that season I suspect he would have dropped off the 40 point pace given a full season.
This is a guy you could now consider veteran, having played six seasons in the NHL. He's still stuck on the third line, and while St.Louis is a great team, they aren't all that strong at center so it's not like there is a lack of opportunity.
And while Berglund is getting third line minutes by the clock, he sure isn't playing a shutdown role. He's getting weaker competition and more offensive zone starts than most in St.Louis as well as 2 minutes per game on the PP.
He\s playing more of a secondary scoring role, but he isn't scoring. I feel that if he was in a Canadian city, or an American city with a more rabid fan base, a large part of the fans would be all over him.
I don't think its a solid deal for the Blues. I think its pretty meh.
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Blues sign Berglund to 3 yr Extension ($3.7M AAV)
