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Pavel Buchnevich making himself worth keeping?

Fansided | March 17, 2021

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Mar 6, 2021; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New York Rangers right wing Pavel Buchnevich (89) celebrates a goal by defenseman Libor Hajek (25) (not pictured) during the second period of their game against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Coming into the 2021 season, one of the New York Rangers’ top candidates to be traded at the deadline was Pavel Buchnevich. The reasons were simple.

  1. He was in the final year of a two year contract and destined for arbitration eligible RFA status.
  2. He was about to be supplanted on the right side of the top six by Kaapo Kakko and Vitali Kravtsvov
  3. He had shown flashes of potential, but the enigmatic forward had never developed as much as the team had hoped.
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