Brewin Flames Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 PRO HOCKEY TALK | NBC SPORTS Select TeamSubscribe: Trade: Rangers send Pavel Buchnevich to Blues for Blais, pick By Sean LeahyJul 23, 2021, 4:38 PM EDT Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Rangers and Blues swapped a pair of wingers on Friday with Pavel Buchnevich heading to St. Louis and Sammy Blais and a 2022 second-round pick going to New York. Buchnevich, 26, is set to become a restricted free agent with arbitration rights coming off a three-year deal carrying a $925,000 cap hit. He scored 20 goals and recorded a career high 48 points in 54 games last season. The forward also added penalty killing duties in 2020-21, playing 125:28 on the unit after a little over six minutes total in his first four NHL seasons. With Vitali Kravtsov and Kaapo Kakko making strides on the right side, and Buchnevich due a raise, it made sense for general manager Chris Drury to make the deal. Salary cap space will be needed with Igor Shesterkin an RFA this summer, Adam Fox an RFA in 2022, and their interest in acquiring Jack Eichel from the Sabres. Blais spent his first four NHL season in St. Louis, scoring 17 times in 119 games. He was part of their 2019 Stanley Cup title-winning team playing 15 games that postseason. He has one year left on his deal and is eligible to be an RFA next summer. He was most-recently exposed to Seattle in the NHL Expansion Draft, but the Kraken went for defenseman Vince Dunn from the Blues. Along with the addition of Barclay Goodrow, Drury has begun changing the look of the Rangers’ bottom-six. Meanwhile, Blues GM Doug Armstrong, once Buchnevich is signed, adds some scoring punch and help on the penalty kill as we wait to see where Vladimir Tarasenko will land in a trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Pavel Buchnevich signed a four-year, $23.2 million contract with the St. Louis Blues. Buchnevich would have become a restricted free agent on Wednesday. He scored 20 goals and 48 points in 54 contests last season with the Rangers. The Blues acquired his negotiating rights from New York back on Friday in exchange for Sammy Blais and a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Rick Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 On 7/27/2021 at 3:27 PM, Brewin Flames said: Pavel Buchnevich signed a four-year, $23.2 million contract with the St. Louis Blues. Buchnevich would have become a restricted free agent on Wednesday. He scored 20 goals and 48 points in 54 contests last season with the Rangers. The Blues acquired his negotiating rights from New York back on Friday in exchange for Sammy Blais and a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. Sammy Blais is a good player though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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