Breaking Down All The Latest New York Rangers' Trade Rumors Brett Berard will likely not be returning to the New York Rangers as of right now. After a successful first stint with the Rangers, he was sent down to the Hartford Wolf Pack on Friday in somewhat a surprising move given that he was playing well. Peter Laviolette had only positive things to say about Berard, but he indicated that he would remain in the American Hockey League to further develop. “I think it's all a learning process, it's all part of the development of a young player,” Laviolette said via Mollie Walker of The New York Post. [https://x.com/MollieeWalkerr/status/1878893659225264502] “From what we were just talking about with the uncertainty of how your roster moves sometimes day-to-day with regard to injuries, sometimes there's openings and sometimes there's not. “I think talking about young players, you always want to be mindful of their development, to keep them developing, to keep them in the mix so that they're playing and they continue to develop. So he's gone back down after a good, solid stint with us to continue to develop.” The 22-year-old forward recorded three goals, four assists and seven points in 19 games with the Rangers while averaging 11:20 minutes. Berard showed a ton of promise through his short time in New York and it should only be a matter of time before he is back whether it’s at the end of this season or next year.
