Prospect Info: With the 9th Overall Pick the New York Rangers Select Vitali Kravtsov

[Kovalev27]

Kreider Zibanejad Buchnevich
Panarin Chytil Kravtsov
Vesey Andersson Fast
Fontaine Howden Meskanen

Would be a fun 2019-2020 season

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Imagine what he would have done to poor Marty Biron

Was going to say “he makes every goalie look like Biron in shootouts” before

 

[haveandare]

Kreider Zibanejad Buchnevich
Panarin Chytil Kravtsov
Vesey Andersson Fast
Fontaine Howden Meskanen

Would be a fun 2019-2020 season

Hoping Howden can be more than that, but yeah good looking lineup.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

In that scenario I'd have Howden where Vesey is, Fontaine in the middle on the 4th line, Ronning where Fontaine is and Vesey in another uniform.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Let me show how it goes around here: Gorton should have picked Wahlstrom.

"Should have picked Wahlstrom because he would be in the NHL immediately"

 

[kovazub94]

"Should have picked Wahlstrom because he would be in the NHL immediately"

1. Because he’s American. Toffness.

2. Because he scored gazillion points.

3. Because of YouTube video when he was 9.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

1. Because he’s American. Toffness.

2. Because he scored gazillion points.

3. Because of YouTube video when he was 9.

It's remarkable how so many people on social media form an opinion about a player based on Youtube videos and Larry Brooks mentioning him once or twice in articles pre-draft haha.

I can't wait to see who we pick next year and who will be picked right after to have another comparison for a decade

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

He really can skate. His style is different, than Kuznetsov's, but I think, he'll be as good skater, as his townsman.

They aren't from the same town. They just play for the same team. Kravtsov is from Vladivostok.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Kreider Zibanejad Buchnevich
Panarin Chytil Kravtsov
Vesey Andersson Fast
Fontaine Howden Meskanen

Would be a fun 2019-2020 season

Needs another forward from the 2019 draft. No way I'd play Vesey and Fast on the 3rd line, while playing Howden on the fourth. If Fontaine's in the lineup, its probably to be the fourth line center. Switch Vesey and Howden.

 

[kovazub94]

Needs another forward from the 2019 draft. No way I'd play Vesey and Fast on the 3rd line, while playing Howden on the fourth. If Fontaine's in the lineup, its probably to be the fourth line center. Switch Vesey and Howden.

I’d be willing to come out of rebuild with this forward group (and an elite 1RD somehow).

 

[Edge]

1. Because he’s American. Toffness.

2. Because he scored gazillion points.

3. Because of YouTube video when he was 9.

In fairness, none of those were anywhere remotely close to reasons why Wahlstrom was the preference of some.

After watching a year's worth of people trying to emulate memes on the Andersson pick, I really hope we can avoid that with the inevitable Wahlstrom/Kravtsov debate that this board seems hell bent on creating.

 

[kovazub94]

In fairness, none of those were anywhere remotely close to reasons why Wahlstrom was the preference of some.

After watching a year's worth of people trying to emulate memes on the Andersson pick, I really hope we can avoid that with the inevitable Wahlstrom/Kravtsov debate that this board seems hell bent on creating.

C’mon @Edge, I had actually asked @Amazing Kreiderman to hold off of “reach” comments in Andersson’s discussions.

However knowing mine and @Amazing Kreiderman posting history should allow us a little fun. These posts were clearly of that kind. Cheers!

 

[Edge]

C’mon @Edge, I had actually asked @Amazing Kreiderman to hold off of “reach” comments in Andersson’s discussions.

However knowing mine and @Amazing Kreiderman posting history should allow us a little fun. These posts were clearly of that kind. Cheers!

I know,I know. I’m just so weary from all the Andersson talk — it’s broken me.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I know,I know. I’m just so weary from all the Andersson talk — it’s broken me.

Prepare for more since it will obviously happen again next year with whoever is picked right after we make out selection haha

 

[Gardner McKay]

Prepare for more since it will obviously happen again next year with whoever is picked right after we make out selection haha

We can always make ourselves feel better by realizing weren't the team that passed on Zadina for Hayton.

 

[Levitate]

I"m just glad that even though they passed on Wahlstrom, they did so to take a guy with a high ceiling who could be a better player than Wahlstrom if he pans out.

 

[kovazub94]

I"m just glad that even though they passed on Wahlstrom, they did so to take a guy with a high ceiling who could be a better player than Wahlstrom if he pans out.

4 of the last 5 first round selections came from pro leagues. IMHO there's a pattern.

 

[Levitate]

4 of the last 5 first round selections came from pro leagues. IMHO there's a pattern.

Yeah that's a pretty good point too

 

[Fvital92]

Full highlights from the last preseason game. Kravtsov #74 and his line had a pretty dominant first and second periods (they scored both goals in the second).

Kravtsov looks really good, also his dangles are fun.

 

[nyr2k2]

Really long interview here with Kravtsov on the KHL site.

V. Kravtsov: If Tolvanen says that he wants my award, I’ll give it to him

I haven't read it. It's really long.

 

[TGWL]

A little different (Zherdeb highlights), but he loved shooting 5-hole, and it's not about how fast or slow the shot come, it's the quick release after you freeze a goalie that makes it tough to predict where the shot is going. It doesn't matter if it's practice, shootout, or game situations, it works.

 

[haveandare]

Really long interview here with Kravtsov on the KHL site.

V. Kravtsov: If Tolvanen says that he wants my award, I’ll give it to him

I haven't read it. It's really long.

Love this part. Seems like he has a great attitude.

- You were so eager to get back to ice that you managed to get back earlier and heal your wrist?
- I mostly need to thank our doctors and all the people that helped me to heal my wrist in only three weeks. Of course, the will to get back had a significant role. I attended the games, and I followed our younger players – Maxim Shipin, Marsel Sholokhov, Ivan Bezrukov – and I seen that some of them were already getting more ice time. Of course, I was sincerely happy for them and congratulated in the locker room, but at the same time I was thinking “I should be there instead of you.” I could not fall asleep because of that. I needed to get back as early as possible to show that I wasn’t losing myself. And also, that I wasn’t going to get eaten from inside the team.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

I"m just glad that even though they passed on Wahlstrom, they did so to take a guy with a high ceiling who could be a better player than Wahlstrom if he pans out.

Agreed, well said. I won't lie I wanted OW but don't mind swinging at upside like this at all. Hard not to be excited about Kravtsov.

 

[Synergy27]

I"m just glad that even though they passed on Wahlstrom, they did so to take a guy with a high ceiling who could be a better player than Wahlstrom if he pans out.

I would modify this slightly and say "they did so to take a guy with a high ceiling that has a really good chance of becoming a better player than Wahlstrom when all is said and done".

McIrath may have had Weber upside, but his chances of attaining it were very, very remote. I'm much, much less worried about Kravtsov panning out.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Also from the article:

Yes, I can simply score on an empty net, but if I see that I can score a beautiful goal, I’ll do it. Hockey is also a show. There are many “meat and potatoes” players, not so many creative ones. Just think about Pavel Datsyuk. People love him because he is unique, football fans love Leo Messi because of his creativity, not because of the sheer number of goals scored. I adhere exactly to this style: combination hockey, with rushes, moves, dekes.

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