Although it was only a brief appearance at the end of another lackluster season in 2022-23, I don't recall Kravtsov being a 'soft' player at all. In fact he was pretty physical down low in the offensive zone and along the wall.
The problem at times was his defensive awareness, and the fact that offensively his confidence was complete shot. But I suppose that would be understandable given his deployment or lack of it in New York.
Said it before, but bears repeating. If the Canucks were willing to roll the dice with guys like Heinen and Sprong, how much of a 'risk' would it be bringing back Kravtsov?