After a 3-2 loss to Salavat Yulaev, Traktor Chelyabinsk was eliminated from the 1st round of the Gagarin Cup playoffs in five games.
Now what this means for the New York Rangers is that Vitali Kravtsov’s season has come to an end and he is free to head to North America and join the Blueshirts lineup. The 2018 9th overall pick had his sights set on cracking the NHL roster this season before the pandemic hit and forced him back to Russia and his KHL club. The 21 year old forward put up 16 goals and 24 points in 49 games with Traktor during the regular season while adding 2 goals and 5 points in his short postseason stint.