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St. Louis Blues · left winger · age 31

Pavel Buchnevich scouting report

Overall
66.5
Position rank
104th / 384
Cap hit
$8M
Expires
2030-31 UFA
Value verdict
Overpaid
Model value
$6.12M

The St. Louis Blues left winger carries a 66.5 overall, 104th of 384 rated wingers, which is roughly league-average for regular NHL minutes.

His best component is play driving at 72, with defensive impact (47) trailing the rest of his game.

His rating fell from 80.5 in 2024-25 to 68.1 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 10-season card history.

His $8M cap hit through 2030-31 grades Overpaid, about $1.88M above the $6.12M the model expects a player of his output to earn, with 5 seasons left to run.

His cap hit is the 2nd-largest on the St. Louis Blues NHL roster and uses 7.7% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $5.77M in cap space.

Component ratings

ComponentRating (0-100)
Offense56
Defense47
Play driving72
Finishing58
Power play54
Penalty kill61

Career line

SeasonTeamGPOverallWAR
2025-26STL8168.10.3
2024-25STL7680.50.6
2023-24STL8090.91
2022-23STL6384.11.3
2021-22STL7395.21.7
2020-21NYR5481.50.9
2019-20NYR6890.20.8
2018-19NYR6477.60.8
2017-18NYR7477.80.6
2016-17NYR4172.90.6

Other STL wingers by rating: Dylan Holloway (78.9), Jimmy Snuggerud (75.1), Jonathan Drouin (74.8), Connor McMichael (60.6). See the full St. Louis Blues cap sheet.

How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.