It is looking like Vitali Kravtsov’s career is over with the New York Rangers. He has refused assignment to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack and is expected to be suspended.
Elliotte Friedman is reporting the Rangers have given Kravtsov permission to contact other clubs in seek of a trade. Kravtsov did not make the Opening Day roster.
Kravtsov, 21, the ninth overall pick by New York at the 2018 NHL Draft, the Vladivostok, Russia native had six goals and 15 points in in 39 games in the AHL in 2019-20 which included a loan to the KHL early in the season.
Vitali Kravtsov’s career stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Chelyabinsk Traktor | KHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Chelyabinsk Traktor | KHL | 35 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | Chelyabinsk Traktor | KHL | 50 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | -3 |
| 2019-20 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 39 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | -4 |
| 2019-20 | Chelyabinsk Traktor | KHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4 |
| 2020-21 | Chelyabinsk Traktor | KHL | 49 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 12 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | New York Rangers | NHL | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -6 |
| NHL Totals | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
