Strongly disagree. Him being a RW puts him on our third line. We need a natural centre badly who doesn't have a chip on thier shoulder. The fact he currently isn't playing anywhere during his request for a trade does not bode well for his work ethic. No scouts can watch him and judge his value. We could use him in the minors but Rangers want to get paid like he's a regular nhler.
Kravtsov would make perfect sense for OTT. His in same age range as most of their core, Ott not really going to be a playoff juggernaut for a few more years, so it gives him time to grow with everyone, can play both wings, mainly RW though, and hell have years of control and his next contract won’t be big.
He’s the perfect gamble for the sens. You know NYR is coming close to getting full price for him with everything that’s transpired, and if he hits his ceiling you have a legit top 6 wing that’s big, shifty, good hands, good vision, etc
Absolutely worth the gamble. There’s a reason he was drafted at 9. A kid with his size/hands isn’t going to be an easy winger to play against if he progresses.
Tkachuk-Pinto-Kravtsov
Or
Stutzle-Norris/Pinto-Kravtsov
Would both be a pain in the ass to defend. If Dorian is doing his job he should be all over Drury trying to get him for cheap as possible.
Batherson/Kravtsov/Fomention could be a nightmare to deal with.
The absolute only reason the sens shouldn’t want him is if they can’t provide him with an opportunity. But they have had luck with troublesome players Like Duclair who have put it together there and went on to have nice careers