NHL fantasy hockey: 5 early season waiver pickups you should look at

NHL fantasy hockey: 5 early season waiver pickups you should add

VANCOUVER, BC - JANUARY 20: Detroit Red Wings Left Wing Tyler Bertuzzi (59) watches the play during their NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on January 20, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver won 3-2. (Photo by Derek Cain/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

2 of 5

Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images /

Pavel Buchnevich, New York Rangers

Pavel Buchnevich has struggled to find a consistent role with the New York Rangers ever since he broke into the league in 2016. However, he has had some early success on the Rangers top forward line, which features Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin. The former is among the league leaders in goals and the latter is a proven elite talent at wing. Unfortunately, neither one of them is likely available on waivers. Buchnevich, however, might be.

He has yet to record a shot on goal this season in two games, but that should change. Buchnevich has two assists through two games and is looking as good as he ever has while playing alongside Zibanejad and Panarin. He’s getting minutes on the top power play unit as well, which should help his point totals.

Buchnevich should give you a healthy amount of assists, sprinkled in with a few goals. As long as the Rangers’ top forward line remains hot, he’s worth taking a look at. However, keep in mind their schedule is a little weird. Their next game isn’t until Saturday, Oct. 12. They don’t play again until the following Thursday, Oct. 17. But the Rangers schedule gets back on track after that. There’s a good chance Buchnevich is available and he could help your team.

Home/Editorials