Rangers Have Real Trouble Drafting in the Top 10 Tom Castro | July 19, 2024 The New York Rangers continue to hold out hope for Kaapo Kakko, the Finnish forward whom they selected with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, and…
Rangers’ Top-10 Draft Misses of 2017-19 Starting to Hurt Tom Castro | June 8, 2024 Before the start of the 2024-25 season, the New York Rangers could be without all three of their top-10 draft picks that were made from 2017-19. Yes, it’s entirely possible…
Canucks’ Vitali Kravtsov and His Fall From Grace Charles Watch | June 3, 2023 Vitali Kravtsov, a young and talented Russian forward, made waves in the hockey world with his remarkable skills, speed, and determination. Born on Dec. 23, 1999, in Vladivostok, Russia, he…
Rangers Paying Price for Failed Top-10 Picks in 2017 & 2018 Tom Castro | June 3, 2023 The perhaps inevitable and eminently predictable departure of Vitali Kravtsov to the Kontinental Hockey League last month, which put an apparent end to the enigmatic forward’s strange and stilted NHL…
Canucks 2022-23 Report Cards: Vitali Kravtsov Alex Wauthy | May 25, 2023 Welcome to the Vancouver Canucks 2022-23 report card series. In this series, we at The Hockey Writers look back at each Canucks player from the past season, break down how their campaign went and…
Canucks News & Rumors: Kravtsov, Lekkerimaki, 2023 Draft & More Sartaaj Bhullar | May 24, 2023 In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, Vitali Kravtsov signed in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Meanwhile, the Canucks could move down in the 2023 NHL Draft. Also, 2022 first-round…
Canucks’ 3 Up, 3 Down: Hughes, Pettersson, Kuzmenko & More Matthew Zator | March 21, 2023 Surprise, surprise, the Vancouver Canucks are playing exceptional hockey in March amidst another lost season where they won’t make the playoffs. Instead of finishing in the bottom five, they likely…
Canucks 2022-23 Trade Wins & Losses Sartaaj Bhullar | March 18, 2023 The Vancouver Canucks are in the midst of a retool after a tough first half to the 2022-23 season. They have a 29-33-5 record through 67 games. The trade deadline…
Rangers News & Rumors: Kane, Panarin, Kravtsov & More Scott Blair | March 8, 2023 When the New York Rangers traded for Vladimir Tarasenko three weeks ago, most figured Patrick Kane would not be coming to Manhattan from the Chicago Blackhawks. However, things changed, and…
Rangers Played a Big Role in Kravtsov’s Failure Brian Abate | March 1, 2023 On Feb. 25 the New York Rangers traded winger Vitali Kravtsov to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for American Hockey League (AHL) winger William Lockwood and a seventh-round pick in…
Canucks News & Rumors: Kravtsov, Stillman, Kerfoot & More Sartaaj Bhullar | February 28, 2023 In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, the organization traded for Russian forward Vitali Kravtsov. Additionally, they traded away defenceman Riley Stillman to the Buffalo Sabres. Also,…
Canucks Make Smart Bet By Trading for Kravtsov Adam Kierszenblat | February 26, 2023 Vitali Kravtsov is now a Vancouver Canuck as the 23-year-old winger moves to the West Coast after being traded by the New York Rangers. The 2018 ninth-overall pick has played…