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BUFFALO Youth Jake McCabe Jersey , N.Y. (AP) — Patrik Berglund tells Sweden’s Hockeypuls.se he feels at peace and has no regrets after abruptly ending his hockey career by walking away from the Buffalo Sabres a little over two months into the season.“I just knew I had to go home to find myself again,” Berglund told the publication in speaking for the first time since the Sabres terminated the final three-and-a-half years left on his contract last month. The Sabres acted after suspending Berglund on Dec. 15 when he failed to report for the game at Washington.Berglund was interviewed at his home in Vasteras, Sweden. The story was published in Swedish on Friday and translated by Google.Berglund says he lost some of his passion for hockey last summer after being traded to Buffalo by St. Louis. Berglund was the Blues first-round draft pick in 2006 and spent 10 seasons in St. Louis.He says he had difficulty handling the move, and eventually became tired of trying to hide his frustrations.Berglund says his emotions had nothing to do with playing in Buffalo Jason Pominville Jersey Kids , and he apologized to the Sabres for betraying them.Berglund provides no indication regarding his future plans. He added he’s not concerned about walking away from the remainder of his five-year, $19.25 million contract.“My contract, and all the money I gave up means nothing,” Berglund said. “I can give up that amount at any time to feel good inside.” On Saturday night Womens Johan Larsson Jersey , during the Headlines聽feature on Hockey Night in Canada, panelist Nick Kypreos noted that plenty of NHL teams have been buzzing around the St. Louis Blues, namely Alex Pietrangelo, including the Toronto Maple Leafs.Kypreos said that Pietrangelo Authentic Justin Bailey Jersey , the St. Louis Blues heart-and-soul defenseman,聽 has been the target of interest for a few NHL teams and in Toronto, he's certainly fit what the team needs. The Maple Leafs blue line is considered the weakness of an otherwise very strong team and the Blues are in the midst of a season that has not at all been the success most would have envisioned.advertisingPietrangelo is currently on the shelf with a hand injury, but that hasn't stopped other teams from showing interest. One GM said that despite the setback Kyle Okposo Jersey , he鈥檚 still the best all-around d-man available at this year鈥檚 NHL Trade Deadline. via sportsnetWord is, general manager for the Blues, Doug Armstrong is not shopping Pietrangelo, but the amount of interest being shown and the Blues potential need to shake things up has other GM thinking the Blues captain can be pried from the organization.Kypreos then suggested that Kyle Dubas would be putting together a package that included Nikita Zaitsev http://www.officialsabres.com/authentic-adidas-rasmus-ristolainen-jersey , a first-round pick, and a young player/prospect like Kasperi Kapanen or Andreas Johnsson. Whether or not the Blues go for such a deal is uncertain but the Maple Leafs would have to include talent back and salary because Pietrangelo doesn't otherwise fit into an already tight cap situation for the Maple Leafs. Pietrangelo has one more year on his contract at over $6 million per season.advertisingWhat This MeansIf the Maple Leafs could somehow swing this deal, it would be absolutely huge for the team. They'd be giving up some young talent but the organization is so stacked offensively that it wouldn't matter. Toronto would have the defender they needed to fill a major hole on their blue line corps and become immediate favorites to win the Stanley Cup.