Context Will Be Important When Evaluating Vitali Kravtsov’s Post Draft Season

News broke that Vitali Kravtsov was remaining in the KHL with Traktor Chelyabinsk, and the reaction was mixed among readers of Blueshirt Banter. As I write this story, 43 percent of readers wanted Kravtsov to remain in the KHL, 41 percent wanted him to join the Hartford Wolf Pack, and the remaining 16 percent wanted him to be a Broadway Blueshirt on opening night.

Some of the comments ranged from it being good that both Kravtsov and the Rangers realized that another year overseas made sense, to there being disdain that he was yet another high pick that wasn’t going to be playing in the NHL. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but the fact remains that he isn’t going to be in North…