‘The day before the trade, Berglund’s full no-trade protection on his contract expired and became a modified no-trade clause, which would have allowed him to submit a list of teams to which he would not accept a trade. However, Berglund didn’t immediately submit his list to the club, and the Blues jumped on the opportunity to include him in their package to Buffalo.’
Patrik Berglund walks away from $12.5 million as his rocky Buffalo Sabres tenure ends
Source: CBS Sports