Prospect Info: 2018 NHL Draft / Pick #9 - Vitali Kravtsov (RW) - Part V

[Cag29]

this kid likes to go offdacrossbar

me likeeeee

Something wicked this way comes!!!!

 

[offdacrossbar]

hes butter. buttery smooth, thats how i would describe him. hes smooth and effortless.

kid can dangle and man can he ever skate

cannot wait to see him in camp.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Vince Z. Mercogliano on Twitter

I hope someone can find the clip where he dangled and split the D like it was nothing

 

[darko]

hes butter. buttery smooth, thats how i would describe him. hes smooth and effortless.

kid can dangle and man can he ever skate

cannot wait to see him in camp.

Hmm I like butter.

 

[Mugless]

 

[Synergy27]

I love the fact that this kid is flying under the radar right now. He’s a goddamned stud and is going to be really fun to watch. I’m tempted to think the Rangers might be OK with just Kravtsov and Kakko as elite talents going forward, but damn is the prospect of adding one of the 2020 centers to feed these guys incredibly exciting.

 

[Shadowtron]

I wasn't thrilled with this pick when it was made. But, I'm not a scout lol. So what the hell do I know. I'll happily eat a plate of crow if this kid is the real deal.

 

[cwede]

the guy he stickhandles around in close, is that the Vladimir Tkachyov who some posters here have been watching as a potential future NYR?

 

[Rempe73]

Feels like he's has been forgotten a little but, call me crazy, i'm more hyped to see this guy than even Kakko

This season I’m more hyped to see what Kravtsov has to offer. But the season after, probably Kakko.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

This season I’m more hyped to see what Kravtsov has to offer. But the season after, probably Kakko.

I think you'll come back from the comment when you see Kakko in action come preseason. Both are going to be unbelievable talents this season as rookies.

 

[Rempe73]

I think you'll come back from the comment when you see Kakko in action come preseason. Both are going to be unbelievable talents this season as rookies.

I don’t disagree. I just really like Kravtsov’s playing style. I love Kakko’s Rick Nash-type style as well, but I slightly prefer Kravtsov’s.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

 

[ecemleafs]

Kravtsov teaching that defender in white that u gotta apply the brakes when u get to the goal. No fly bys when kravtsov is on the ice!

 

[The Crypto Guy]

2 days in a row.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

2 days in a row.

Can't say I'm surprised. The kid is a beast

 

[Morten]

is Kravtsov playing with or against Kakko?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

is Kravtsov playing with or against Kakko?

Against.

They should put the 2 of them together tomorrow just for the lulz.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Can't say I'm surprised. The kid is a beast

You taught him well.

 

[romba]

Kravtsov teaching that defender in white that u gotta apply the brakes when u get to the goal. No fly bys when kravtsov is on the ice!

Nice catch, I was too busy marveling Kravtsov's awareness. Who's that defender? Unacceptable. 'It'll probably be fine if I circle around' doesn't work at the NHL level. Even if you lose track of your man, head to/stop at the front of the net and find a body, stick check/crease clear and reorient. No fly bys. If you're trying to prove your worth against potential NHLers you need to up your game to stand out.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Nice catch, I was too busy marveling Kravtsov's awareness. Who's that defender? Unacceptable. 'It'll probably be fine if I circle around' doesn't work at the NHL level. Even if you lose track of your man, head to/stop at the front of the net and find a body, stick check/crease clear and reorient. No fly bys. If you're trying to prove your worth against potential NHLers you need to up your game to stand out.

Marc Staal.

Or at least he looked like Staal on that play.

 

[Levitate]

Nice catch, I was too busy marveling Kravtsov's awareness. Who's that defender? Unacceptable. 'It'll probably be fine if I circle around' doesn't work at the NHL level. Even if you lose track of your man, head to/stop at the front of the net and find a body, stick check/crease clear and reorient. No fly bys. If you're trying to prove your worth against potential NHLers you need to up your game to stand out.

At development camp I don't think it matters. No ones NHL chances are being made or broken here.

 

[romba]

At development camp I don't think it matters. No ones NHL chances are being made or broken here.

True, but shit like that def doesn't help build your case.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

True, but **** like that def doesn't help build your case.

Doesn't exactly hurt them either.

If anything is a perfect teaching point.

 

[romba]

Marc Staal.

Or at least he looked like Staal on that play.

Naaa,more like Pionk's style of covering no one. Provided he were given 2 weeks advanced notice, Staal would have been in position in front of the net, he'd just be spinning around half a second behind the puck and it would have gone through his feet in the process. And I'm a Staal-Warrior-Blood-Guts-Eyeball-Buried-Under-The-MSG-Ice, type of guy lol

 

[romba]

Doesn't exactly hurt them either.

If anything is a perfect teaching point.

Fair point, depends on where the bars been set by previous play.