It appears that forward Vitali Kravtsov hasn’t played his last game with the New York Rangers after all. The Rangers just announced that Kravtsov signed a one-year extension with the franchise that keeps him under contract for the 2022-23 NHL season.
The Rangers didn’t disclose the financial terms of the agreement, although reports say that Kravtsov is set to earn $875,000 next season.
The news comes as a bit of a surprise, considering that Kravtsov previously wanted to leave the franchise. The 22-year-old missed out on the opening night roster last season and then rejected the AHL assignment before making a trade request. The Rangers granted his wish but ended up loaning him to KHL’s Traktor Chelyabinsk after no move materialized.
Kravtsov went on to have a solid campaign with Traktor, scoring six goals and dishing seven assists for a total of 13 points in 19 games. He also added 10 points (seven goals and three assists) during the postseason.
The NY Rangers had high hopes for Vitali Kravtsov when they selected him with the ninth pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. However, Kravtsov’s NHL career never took off as the team hoped. He only managed to play 20 games as a Ranger so far and has only four points on his NHL resume.
