Recently, Brett Crygalis suggested that the New York Rangers may have RFA, Pavel Buchnevich on the trading block. This prompted David Staples of the Edmonton Journal to write that the Oilers should go after him in a trade.
I wonder if Jesse Puljujarvi might be part of the trade package for a Buchnevich, a Bennett, or some other player that a capped out team simply has to move in order to meet its cap commitments to retain more prized players.
Here’s the problem in the whole argument, the remaining cap space problem the Rangers have of just under $8M*, isn’t because of Buchnevich.