2:36 p.m.: It’ll be a three-year deal for Kravtsov back with Traktor Chelyabinsk, per Rick Dhaliwal of CHEK .

11:55 a.m.: The Canucks placed winger Vitali Kravtsov on unconditional waivers with the intent to terminate his contract, the team announced . It’s presumably a mutual decision, and he’ll become an unrestricted free agent tomorrow if he clears.

Kravtsov began his second stint in the Vancouver organization when he signed a two-way deal with them in August. The No. 9 overall pick in the 2018 draft last played in North America in the 2022-23 campaign, during which he was sent from the Rangers to the Canucks for William Lockwood , and had spent the last two seasons playing with Traktor Chelyabinsk in his native Russia. He remained on Vancouver’s reserve list during

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