While the blue line is going to take most of the focus as the rebuild enters its second full year, there will also be a focus on the center position. The Blueshirts have a pair of potential elite level wingers in Vitali Kravtsov and Pavel Buchnevich, although the latter is more than likely going to fall into the “good to very good” category. They have their 1C –for now– in Mika Zibanejad. But the question remains about who will be that elusive 2C.
Don’t think it’s that important? Think about the 2017-2018 season, and how much better it would have gone had the Rangers not misfired on Lias Andersson’s timeline to the NHL.