Kravtsov KHL backfire and how the Rangers move forward

KHLVitali Kravtsov is now back in Hartford and getting ready to make his return debut after a wild and confusing stint with Traktor. The 19 year old prized prospect left for the KHL after being disappointed and frustrated with not making the Rangers out of camp. While he tried to see how it would work out in Hartford, he wanted to go back home to Traktor and develop there instead. It didn’t work out.

From struggles with a new coaching staff, demotions to the VHL (Traktor’s farm club), and now terminating his KHL contract to return to Hartford, we dig and try to understand what happened.

Broken?

When Kravtsov returned to the KHL everything seemed to be going as planned. He was getting minutes…