Anytime one player is giving preferential treatment over another it can inspire factions amongst the fan base. In a market like New York and a team that is rebuilding like the New York Rangers, it is easy for those within to cannibalize one another in the interest of being right and killing time until the team is good again.
Over the past two seasons, the respective developments of both Pavel Buchnevich and Jimmy Vesey have given those factions plenty to argue about. While both came into the league at the same point, they’ve had different career arcs which stem from a variety of different perceptions and realities.