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Rangers coach David Quinn scratches Pavel Buchnevich against Avalanche

Pavel Buchnevich used to drive former Rangers coach Alain Vigneault crazy with his inability to get the most out of his talent. Now, five games into the season, Buchnevich seems to be having the same effect on David Quinn.

“You don’t want to teach people it’s OK not to play hard,’’ said Quinn, who scratched Buchnevich from Tuesday’s lineup. “All these guys think they try hard. It’s not like they go out there thinking that they’re not trying hard. I think the biggest thing for guys, as they continue to get older, is changing their definition of what trying hard is.