SAN JOSE, Calif. — It didn’t work out, so Vitali Kravtsov is on his way back. As of Thursday afternoon, the Rangers were ironing out the details to get the 19-year-old forward they took with the ninth-overall pick in 2018 back from his native Russia and to a spot with AHL Hartford.
Kravtsov, who had been close to making the Rangers out of training camp, was sent to start the season with the Wolf Pack, but lasted just five games before utilizing the European Assignment Clause in his contract and going back to the KHL. Because Kravtsov is set to turn 20 on Dec.