There are few players on the Rangers that divide the fan base almost in half. Dan Girardi was one for a while until his final year in New York. Kevin Shattenkirk appears to be one. Pavel Buchnevich is another.
Buchnevich, before the Rangers started the rebuild, was perhaps unfairly hyped by a lot of folks, myself included. With KHL numbers comparable to Evgeny Kuznetzov and Vlad Tarasenko, Buchnevich was viewed as a great prospect that, while not on the same level as those two, could be a top-line winger for the Rangers.
Buchnevich has bounced around the lineup in his first two full seasons, finally sticking in a top-six/top-nine role under David Quinn.