Thoughts on the Vitali Kravtsov trade

The Vitali Kravtsov saga with the New York Rangers has finally come to an end with the Kravtsov trade to the Vancouver Canucks yesterday. The return was terrible, as expected, with the Rangers getting 24 year old AHLer Will Lockwood and a 2026 7th round pick in exchange for their 2018 9th overall pick. The Kravtsov saga, and a saga it was, was marred with horrible asset management and an immature prospect likely receiving bad advice. As per usual, I have some thoughts.

1. First and foremost, the Kravtsov trade return is horrible. There is no spin to it. Lockwood is not an NHL player, and a 7th round pick is nothing. At least it’s better than future considerations, but that doesn’t really…