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New York Rangers: Five improvements made since last season

By Garrett Gartino

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 11: The New York Rangers celebrate their 4-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers at Madison Square Garden on November 11, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 11: The New York Rangers celebrate their 4-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers at Madison Square Garden on November 11, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 11: Pavel Buchnevich
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 11: Pavel Buchnevich /

Pavel Buchnevich

I felt as though giving everyone’s favorite Russian son a discussion of his own. The emergence of Pavel Buchnevich has been one of the best storylines of the young season. His production so far is just a glimpse of what we all knew he was capable of during his rookie season.

By no fault of his own, Buchnevich was a consistent member of Alain Vigneault’s doghouse for the 2016-17 season. The Rangers head coach did his best to continue that trend during the early going this year. However, the 22-year old Russian has made it nearly impossible to bury him on the forward depth chart.

Through 19 games this season, Buchnevich has recorded 16 points (eight goals and eight assists). Buchnevich has also contributed a four-game goal streak to help spurn the Rangers during their six-game winning streak. At this pace, the soon to be elite winger could eclipse not just 20, but perhaps the 30 goal mark for the first time in his short career.

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