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Pavel Buchnevich will get first crack at right wing on Rangers' top line

Rangers right wing Pavel Buchnevich looks on against the Penguins at Madison Square Garden on March 25. Photo Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Jobs still have to be won, of course, and roles clearly defined. And with a little less than three weeks to go before the season opener versus Winnipeg on Oct. 2, there is still time for things to change. But on Friday, in his first media address of training camp, Rangers coach David Quinn was willing to reveal that Pavel Buchnevich will get the first crack at right wing on the Rangers’ first line this season, playing with Mika Zibanejad in the middle and free agent pickup Artemi Panarin on the left.