
Rangers facing lineup decisions for road trip as they await Filip Chytil injury clarity
NY Post
Whether Filip Chytil travels with the Rangers on their upcoming four-game road trip out west should give a pretty good indication of the severity of the Czech center’s injury.
That, and whether the 25-year-old is even on the ice when the Blueshirts return to practice Saturday at MSG Training Center ahead of their flight to Seattle.
Given Chytil’s extensive injury history, the Rangers are likely to play it safe regardless of the details.
There’s always a possibility Chytil will be on the ice and on the team plane Saturday, like Thursday night’s collision with K’Andre Miller along the left half boards never happened.
The way his last year or so has gone, however, has left everyone understandably wary.
Last season, the Rangers won the Presidents’ Trophy despite losing Chytil 10 games into the season after he was bumped by Hurricanes forward Jesper Fast and suffered what is believed to be the fourth concussion of his eight-year NHL career.