Tage Thompson gets dragged through mud by former teammate

Buffalo Sabres giant forward Tage Thompson has been described as flawless and perfect on the ice. However, a former teammate of his used other - more unflattering - words to describe the young player.

When former NHLer Patrik Berglund was a guest on the Cam and Strick podcast earlier this week, he revealed what he thought of Thompson when he first came into the league and how he never imagined the kid would turn into a NHL superstar. The two were traded together from the St. Louis Blues to Buffalo back in 2018 amongst others pieces for Ryan O’Reilly, and Berglund couldn’t stand the rookie.

“I hated Tage Thompson. He was a little arrogant, came here right away and thought he was a big deal.”

But now, Thompson IS a big deal, Berglund…

The 25-year-old center finished the 2022-23 season with 47 goals and 94 points, which gave him one of the greatest individual seasons in Sabres history. At 6-foot-7, Thompson became the tallest player to ever score 40 goals and record 80 points in a season.

Berglund wasn’t kind to Thompson in his interview and wondered how the young rookie could be so confident, but if you dig a little further, it makes sense. Being the son of a former professional hockey player who is also the head coach of the Islanders’ AHL affiliate you probably receive a different level of tutelage.

And Thompson has now proven to everyone, including Berglund, that he is a big deal in the NHL.

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