Confirmed with Link: Brett Berard Signs three-year entry level contract with NYR

[pld459666]

None of them are centers.

Meh

 

[Baby Punisher]

Who we trading him for at next year's deadline?

 

[nyr2k2]

Someone mentioned Zucc. He came with a great motor and skills but his skating wasn't great. It improved over the next few seasons but if wasn't great to start. Berard is a much better skater but I don't think he has the high-end offense of Zucc. He actually scores a lot of goals around the net, which will be one of the interesting things to see as he steps into the pro game--how he holds up in those areas.

 

[Crease]

Zucc carved out a career despite his size because he was so shifty and because he had some of the best vision/passing in the game.

Sounds like Berard plays a different kind of game, and his size might limit his effectiveness at the NHL level.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Zucc was oozing with much more skill IMO.

Zuccarello was also much older when he signed with the Rangers. And even he didn't become an NHL regular until he was 26.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Let’s not set ourselves up for disappointment comparing this guy to Zuccarello eh?

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

Let Berard and Cuylle develope some nice chemistry. 2/3 of our 4th line next year with Vesey

Edstrom says to hold his legal to drink in the US once he gets off a flight beer.