Vitali Kravtsov, we hardly knew ye. Article content

Well actually we did, but it just wasn’t very exciting. Kravtsov, who did have plenty of hype in his draft year, will go down as a footnote in Vancouver Canucks history. Really, he’s a reminder of how hard it is to make the NHL, even when you are blessed with talent. Article content Article content

He was a dart-throw of a pick up by the Canucks at the tail end of yet another lost season, but the big Russian’s NHL dream is well and truly over. He’s an ex-Canuck again: Tuesday, the Canucks announced Kravtsov was being released from the one-year contract he signed over the summer. In these circumstances, the team can’t move unilaterally: the player has to agree to the termination.

Kravtsov asked the Canucks this summer to ask if th

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