Yesterday afternoon, the Nashville Predators placed winger Niclas Bergfors on waivers. The former first round pick has spent the last three seasons with four different teams and has only two points in 11 games this season. Now, I know what you all are thinking right now. Why in the world would Carolina want someone with such atrocious stats? It should be worth noting that he was apparently in the doghouse with Barry Trotz in Nashville and was scratched for a few games and when he did play he was getting fourth line minutes.
Bergfors' point total over the last two seasons is underwhelming but he has posted very strong underlying numbers in those years. Last season, he scored 12 goals and 36 points in 72 games, but he was one of Atlanta's (where he spent most of the season) better forwards when it came to driving possession. Atlanta was not a strong possession team last year but Bergfors was able to at least get the puck into the opponent's zone and get shots on net on a ...
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