Vladislav Namenstnikov started the 2017-18 season on the best line in the NHL in Tampa Bay with Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos. Six months later he finished the season in the New York Rangers’ bottom six on a line with Pavel Buchnevich and Matt Beleskey. So, yeah, you could say that it’s been an interesting year for the pending restricted free agent.
Hot Start
We are focusing exclusively on the 19 games that Namestnikov played as a Ranger this season. With that being said, we can’t simply ignore the 20 goals and 24 assists he picked up in the first 62 games of 2017-18 with the Tampa Bay Lightning.