According to the New York Post's, Mollie Walker, head coach Peter Laviolette had a surprising update on the 24-year-old forward who did not Participate in morning skate; take a look.
This is interesting because Chytil has had issues with concussions for most of the season and that's why he's been sidelined, but the coach mentioned he felt pretty good after Game 3 and didn't start feeling the effects of an illness until this morning. The other thing that's odd about this that you'll notice has happened in the playoffs already is that instead of calling it an injury or anything like that, Laviolette mentioned that Chytil was sick, like the Toronto Maple Leafs did with Auston Matthews during the first round of the playoffs.
This is certainly a tough break for the young forward but the good news if you're a Rangers fan is, he hasn't been ruled out for the game just yet and instead is being labelled as a gametime decision.
We'll see what happens, but if Chytil can't go, it's a very unfortunate situation all around. Hopefully he's able to get back in action before too long the lingering effects of concussions as we've seen can careers prematurely if that is indeed what he's dealing with
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11 MAI | 297 ANSWERS New York Rangers head coach gives update on Filip Chytil Do you think Chytil should've played in game 3? | ||
Yes | 81 | 27.3 % |
No | 169 | 56.9 % |
It looks to have been irresponsible | 47 | 15.8 % |
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