Canucks coach Rick Totchet has announced that Philip Chitil has joined the NHL concussion protocol after the remaining 4:42 in the third term, when No. 72 was forced to leave Saturday night's game in Vancouver with 4:42 left.
Chytil, who maintained four previously recorded concussions during his eight-year stay with the Rangers organization, has six points (2-4) in 15 games since the January 31 trade featuring JT Miller.
Vancouver is scheduled to be in the yard next Saturday afternoon to close the Blues shirt homestand, which began with a 3-1 defeat to the Oilers on Sunday, and will continue with Flame, Maple Leaf and Canucks on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The 25-year-old Czech native missed seven games in the mid-November to late November, with the upper body injury considered not a concussion, and then a pair of games in the middle of January.
His history of brain injury has been a major factor in the Ranger, making his 21st selection of the 2017 draft available for trade.
The Canucks have gone 8-7-2 since they traded while the Bluesshirts were 9-6-2 in Sunday's game.
The lineup remained the same in the second straight contest with Carson Soucy (second straight), Calvin de Haan (sixth) and Juusi Parssinen (sixth).
Arthur Kariev (upper body) stayed in the IR for his third match.
The NHL will not enforce registry restrictions after trading deadlines.
The rangers who made paper trades at deadlines, as Brennan Osman and Brett Bellard are eligible to play in the Wolfpack in the AHL playoffs, leave the remaining two recalls as long as Hartford is active.
Gabe Perreault's top-ranked Boston College was shocked by Northeastern in the Hockey East Quarter Final on Saturday, but the Eagles are still tied to the NCAA Tournament.
Regional play begins on March 27th with Frozen 4 scheduled for April 10th and 12th in St. Louis.
The Blueshirts' final two regular-season games are scheduled for April 14th in Florida and at home on April 17th against Lightning.
