Player Discussion Vitali Kravtsov - Signed 2-Year Deal with Traktor Chelyabinsk

[EdJovanovski]

 

[EdJovanovski]

 

[VanJack]

Content of this Russian interview a complete mystery......but if there are posters out there with a knowledge of Russian; or have sort of translation device on their computer, it would be interesting to know exactly what was said.

 

[Lindgren]

Content of this Russian interview a complete mystery......but if there are posters out there with a knowledge of Russian; or have sort of translation device on their computer, it would be interesting to know exactly what was said.

At 6:52 he says he expects to play on a line with Pettersson and predicts that he'll be better than Fedor Federov. But my Russian is kind of rusty.

 

[RobertKron]

At 6:52 he says he expects to play on a line with Pettersson and predicts that he'll be better than Fedor Federov. But my Russian is kind of rusty.

I think right before that, he says that he understands his KHL stats aren't necessarily fantastic, but that it has mostly been due to the amount of time he spends posting on HFBoards.

 

[Tables of Stats]

Content of this Russian interview a complete mystery......but if there are posters out there with a knowledge of Russian; or have sort of translation device on their computer, it would be interesting to know exactly what was said.

Using YT's auto translate and skimming through it mostly seems to be a look back at how he got into hockey and how exciting it was when he was drafted.

 

[F A N]

At 6:52 he says he expects to play on a line with Pettersson and predicts that he'll be better than Fedor Federov. But my Russian is kind of rusty.

I think right before that, he says that he understands his KHL stats aren't necessarily fantastic, but that it has mostly been due to the amount of time he spends posting on HFBoards.

Thanks for the Russian translation.

 

[RobertKron]

Using YT's auto translate and skimming through it mostly seems to be a look back at how he got into hockey and how exciting it was when he was drafted.

This is misinformation.

 

[krutovsdonut]

weird, the audio i got was about how he had to leave north america because some guy named "йовановскиi" was relentlessly stalking him.

 

[VanJack]

If he was so 'excited' when he got drafted by an NHL team, it's hard to fathom why he's back in the KHL. But sounds to me like he's interested in returning to NA as soon as possible.

And why not? Russia is not a 'happy kingdom' at the moment.....and their puck teams are still banned from international tournaments.

Kravtsov didn't show much at the end of last season with the Canucks......but former top-10 draft picks always have some currency, even if it's on the trade market for another struggling prospect.

 

[Lindgren]

A goal and an assist today for Kravtsov as the KHL playoffs continue.

 

[Nucker101]

Damn his team is really plowing though the competition

 

[Baby Pettersson]

My hope is he pulls a Valeri Nichushkin and comes back rejuvenated and proves he's an NHL player.

 

[bandwagonesque]

Damn his team is really plowing though the competition

He's tractoring well for a top-6 spot next season

 

[VanJack]

I think the Canucks pretty well knew what they were getting in Kravtsov. A former ninth overall pick, who had flatlined in terms of his confidence.

The Rangers had basically packed it in with him--flipping him to the Canucks for Will Lockwood and a 7th round pick. Nothing against Lockwood, who's bounced around the league since, but that trade for the Rangers was the equivalent of acquiring an extra bag of pucks.

Canucks auditioned him late last season, and then decided that a year or two in the KHL, is probably what he needed. So there's a still a chance that he returns to NA rejuvenated, and realizes his top-10 draft talent.

But considering what they gave up to acquire him, it was 'no harm, no foul'. Benning would probably have coughed up a second round draft pick for him.

 

[RobertKron]

I think the Canucks pretty well knew what they were getting in Kravtsov. A former ninth overall pick, who had flatlined in terms of his confidence.

The Rangers had basically packed it in with him--flipping him to the Canucks for Will Lockwood and a 7th round pick. Nothing against Lockwood, who's bounced around the league since, but that trade for the Rangers was the equivalent of acquiring an extra bag of pucks.

Canucks auditioned him late last season, and then decided that a year or two in the KHL, is probably what he needed. So there's a still a chance that he returns to NA rejuvenated, and realizes his top-10 draft talent.

But considering what they gave up to acquire him, it was 'no harm, no foul'. Benning would probably have coughed up a second round draft pick for him.

Before he signed in Russia, the Canucks - I forget if it was Allvin or Tocchet - were talking about how important his offseason was going to be, and how it was on him to come into camp proving that he wanted to be an NHL player.

 

[RobertKron]

My hope is he pulls a Valeri Nichushkin and comes back rejuvenated and proves he's an NHL player.

FWIW, Nichushkin came back from the KHL with a zero goal season and got bought out of his contract.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

FWIW, Nichushkin came back from the KHL with a zero goal season and got bought out of his contract.

Yes. But it's all a part of the process.

 

[RobertKron]

Yes. But it's all a part of the process.

I can't wait to hear about how the Canucks had definitely planned on buying Kravtsov out of his 3 million dollar contract after year one because it was what he needed.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

I can't wait to hear about how the Canucks had definitely planned on buying Kravtsov out of his 3 million dollar contract after year one because it was what he needed.

4D chess baby!

 

[EdJovanovski]

Kravtsov carries Traktor to eliminate the higher seed team and advance to the 2nd round of the KHL playoffs!

 

[alternate]

Bring this guy to Abby! They could use his offense.

 

[EdJovanovski]

 

[LemonSauceD]

He’s going to win the KHL cup isnt he

 

[EdJovanovski]

Do they know something we don’t???