When the NHL released the schedule for the 2021-22 campaign, tonight’s game was one plenty of Rangers’ fans circled on their calendar. The St. Louis Blues are in town tonight, and that means that Pavel Buchnevich will make his return to the world’s most famous arena as a visitor for the first time.
In the name of clearing up the necessary cap space to sign Barclay Goodrow and Patrik Nemeth for a total of nine years and $26,100,000, Chris Drury settled on dumping Buchnevich for magic beans in order to clear that cap space. Since the deal, Buchnevich has ascended to superstar status, coming into tonight’s contest with 46 points in 46 games.