While Armstrong conceded that the Blues needed more Berglund, he also acknowledged the forward "needs more from us" in terms of a defined role, etc. But Berglund put the onus on himself.

"If I play better or get hot, obviously I will get some more ice time, I will get more chances on the power play and so on," he said. "I'd say it's more up to me to show them ... you're right around the net, where scoring chances are. I see it as more up to me. You've got to prove yourself and show them you have what it takes."

Berglund wants his next chance to come as a Blue.

"We are right there and I believe we can go somewhere in the next two or three years, and hopefully I can be a part of that journey," he said.

If that happens, Berglund will have another Swede to call a teammate. In May the Blues signed Joakim Lindstrom, 30, to a one-year, one-way contract for $700,000.

A 2002 second-round draft pick of Columbus, Lindstrom has played the past four seasons in the Swedish Elite League, winning back-to-back championships with Skellefte and tying for the playoff scoring title this past season with 18 points in 14 games.