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Alain Vigneault And Company Need To Be Patient With Pavel Buchnevich

The Rangers need to change the way they've handed offensive prospects -- starting with Pavel Buchnevich.

We may as well start this bluntly.

Here's a dirty little secret about Alain Vigneault that's often overlooked: His track record for developing young talent is pretty bad. Not "okay" or "something he needs to work on" but pretty bad. And "pretty bad" might be me being generous.

The article that's being circulated a lot this summer is the Vancouver Sun's article on Vigneault's firing back when he was let go by Vancouver. That story has a lot to digest, but this particular paragraph is relevant to this current situation (bold is my emphasis):

During his time here, Vigneault displayed an inability to consistently nurture young talent.