COLUMBUS, OHIO — By the time the Rangers are done with what players are calling the “bye” week, it might be time to say hello again to Pavel Buchnevich. The league-mandated five-day hiatus (the Rangers don’t play again until Friday) figures to be a chance for healing and recovery for players who are close to returning. Buchnevich is at the top of that list.
The promising 21-year-old forward from Russia did make his return to action Friday night for AHL Hartford — he scored a goal and had no setbacks from his back and disk problems, Alain Vigneault said.