RW Vitaly Kravtsov - Traktor Chelyabinsk, KHL (2018, 9th, NYR)

[mm11]

The blue shirts may have in a few years an ok player here in my humble opinion. He reminds me of German Titov when he played in the KHL....Solid pick

 

[ElLeetch]

Speaks to the type of player he could become though; he's showing he needs good players around him to succeed. He's such a great player, and I've been a huge proponent of his, you just have to look through this very thread to see all the sparkling reviews, but there comes a time when ifs and buts are candy and nuts and you just gotta start to convert chances or do it yourself. If he starts to carry this team, and starts scoring this kid will be special, if he just sort of does his thing and creates some highlight reel chances, his ceiling isn't as high as I thought it could be.

If you set up a teammate for an open-net tap in, and that player misses, how the hot f*** can you put that back on the first player "not converting your chances"?

 

[Irishguy42]

So how many penalties did this kid draw today?

His PPDPG (Power Plays Drawn Per Game) has to be at least 1.0 at this rate. Kid draws so many penalties.

 

[FIRE DRURY]

I think Rangers gonna regret that pick

I think you're going to regret this post.

 

[chewbaccaman]

Not the strongest start for Kravtsov this year but he's looked amazing in the few games I was able to stream. Points should start coming consistently I would think, he's been getting his chances. He's an absolute joy to watch on the rush, his hands are incredible and he's got great speed.

 

[Kshahdoo]

The team can't score to save their lifes. Traktor has 2 victories in a raw, but scored just 3 goals in these games. That's the system problem, but they started to win at least, so maybe goals will come soon.

 

[Atas2000]

Traktor has 2 victories in a raw,

What a great pun to describe their season.

 

[Irishguy42]

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Now has 6 points in the last 9 games.

 

[Irishguy42]

3-3-6 in 14GP this season. Had 4-3-7 in 35GP last season.

He's had a handful of "sure thing" passes to teammates for easy goals that they have whiffed, and one or two goaltender interference challenges on his goals. So, in theory, he should have another four or five points.

Either way, very impressive season for him so far.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

This is a good season so far.

Everyone wants their prospects picked from 5-10 to be like Pettersson where they destroy every league they play in, but that rarely happens.

A good season in the KHL would be between .5-6 PPG. He's very close to that right now with the bad start for his team. He'll likely get there by the end of the season.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

This is a good season so far.

Everyone wants their prospects picked from 5-10 to be like Pettersson where they destroy every league they play in, but that rarely happens.

A good season in the KHL would be between .5-6 PPG. He's very close to that right now with the bad start for his team. He'll likely get there by the end of the season.

A VERY good season in the KHL*

 

[Irishguy42]

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I don't see the point in posting gifs when he didn't score. Our fans keep doing this. This is part of why other fans are starting to criticize Kravtsov. They see a gif of a game he didn't score, which is his main job as a forward, and they conclude he's not doing well. When he doesn't score, let the thread be.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

I don't see the point in posting gifs when he didn't score. Our fans keep doing this. This is part of why other fans are starting to criticize Kravtsov. They see a gif of a game he didn't score, which is his main job as a forward, and they conclude he's not doing well. When he doesn't score, let the thread be.

You’re gonna get that stuff no matter what, it really doesn’t matter

 

[FinlandPanther]

I don't see the point in posting gifs when he didn't score. Our fans keep doing this. This is part of why other fans are starting to criticize Kravtsov. They see a gif of a game he didn't score, which is his main job as a forward, and they conclude he's not doing well. When he doesn't score, let the thread be.

You shouldn’t really care what the other fans think. I’m a neutral fan and you can see this guy has got some nice skill. The GIFs are great.

 

[FinPanda]

Everyone with eyes can see how good he is playing from those gifs, I don't care that much about points. KHL is a very good league and he has been very good on a quite bad team.

 

[Irishguy42]

I don't see the point in posting gifs when he didn't score. Our fans keep doing this. This is part of why other fans are starting to criticize Kravtsov. They see a gif of a game he didn't score, which is his main job as a forward, and they conclude he's not doing well. When he doesn't score, let the thread be.

No.

Other people like it. Deal with it.

It doesn't detract from the thread and there's more to the game than just scoring points.

 

[Andrei79]

3-3-6 in 14GP this season. Had 4-3-7 in 35GP last season.

He's had a handful of "sure thing" passes to teammates for easy goals that they have whiffed, and one or two goaltender interference challenges on his goals. So, in theory, he should have another four or five points.

Either way, very impressive season for him so far.

Agreed. Every game I've watched he was creating. The stats don't tell the whole story. It's like he's getting his luck reversed from last playoffs.

 

[ProspectsFanatic]

I prefer seeing good puck control sequences than crappy goals, keep them coming!

 

[haulinbass]

Yeah keep them coming. Don't have the time to follow the games of every single prospect. These gifs give me a little idea of how he is playing until if/when I deem necessary to follow him closer. I wish more people posted stuff like this on other prospects. Nice little defensive play gifs, whatever.. I want to see them.

 

[HOPE]

I don't see the point in posting gifs when he didn't score. Our fans keep doing this. This is part of why other fans are starting to criticize Kravtsov. They see a gif of a game he didn't score, which is his main job as a forward, and they conclude he's not doing well. When he doesn't score, let the thread be.

i honestly don't get this comment, i love watching quick GIF of nice little plays that didn't finnish, it often shows more of the skillset than actual goal highlights

 

[IamNotADancer]

If you think goals and assist are the only way to contribute in hockey (in any sport really) I have my doubts about your understanding of this particular sport or other team sports in general.

 

[Zats Muccarello]

I don't see the point in posting gifs when he didn't score. Our fans keep doing this. This is part of why other fans are starting to criticize Kravtsov. They see a gif of a game he didn't score, which is his main job as a forward, and they conclude he's not doing well. When he doesn't score, let the thread be.

Who cares what other fans think? This dude has better hands and puck handling than most of the Rangers squad so I'd rather watch him not score than the Rangers lose.

 

[Fvital92]

Yeah keep them coming. Don't have the time to follow the games of every single prospect. These gifs give me a little idea of how he is playing until if/when I deem necessary to follow him closer. I wish more people posted stuff like this on other prospects. Nice little defensive play gifs, whatever.. I want to see them.

Couldn't agree more.