According to Sport-Express' Igor Eronko, New York Rangers prospect Vitali Kravtsov is considering a return to the KHL. The ninth overall pick in 2018 started this season in the American Hockey League with the Hartford Wolf Pack where he has one assist in three games.
Kravtsov, 19, has a European assignment clause in his entry-level contract with the Rangers, according to Eronko. Should he decide to the return, it has to be for the entire season. The six-foot-four, 183-pound right-winger played 50 games with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL last season, putting up eight goals and 13 assists, and he made an appearance in the league's All-Star game. According to Russian media, Traktor Chelyabinsk is trying to sell his rights, as the team feels it can no longer afford him. Negotiations are expected to start at around 200 million rubles (3.1 million USD)
Kravtzov also had six points in seven games at the World Junior Championships, where he won bronze.
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Source: Sport-Express.ru
