The New York Rangers have given Vitali Kravtsov permission to seek a trade after he was cut from the opening night roster.
Hearing NYR have given Vitali Kravtsov permission to contact other clubs in seek of a trade. Kravtsov did not make the Opening Day roster.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) October 12, 2021
The collective thought, which has now been proven to be wrong, was that Kravtsov was assigned to Hartford because he can is exempt from waivers, and that the team kept around Dryden Hunt and Julien Gauthier with Ryan Reaves’ status unknown.