Filip Chytil outplaying just about everyone on Rangers
With just over two minutes left in the game Sunday at the Garden and the Rangers leading the Islanders 4-2, Filip Sittil was aiming for a puck that happened to be on defenseman Scott Mayfield's stick. . Mayfield sent Chytil to the locker room with a knee-to-knee hit during a Sept. 24 exhibition game, then […]
Filip Chytil’s meeting with Czech president offers perspective
Last month, Czech Republic President Petr Pavel visited New York City. Somewhere between leading the Czech delegation to the United Nations General Assembly and speaking at the Future Summit at United Nations Headquarters, Pavel found time to meet his countryman Filip Chytil at an exhibition game at Madison Square Garden. I went to watch the […]
Filip Chytil has ‘no limitations’ at Rangers camp
Five days after the Rangers lost to the Panthers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, Filip Chytil was back on the ice. Five months of last season were spent resting and recuperating for Chytil, whose recovery from a suspected fourth concussion after going down in the 10th game of the season was not […]
Filip Chytil’s reality as he aims to help Rangers after long absence
Filip Chytil, who is scheduled to play in the team’s third playoff game on Friday night, missed all but 10 regular season games and 10 of the team’s 12 postseason games with a suspected concussion, so it’s hard to say how close he is to peak form. But to him, every shift matters. For him, […]
Filip Chytil implies he will be in Rangers’ lineup for Game 1
Filip Chytil was in the Czech Republic recovering from a suspected concussion but was unable to stay awake until 1am local time before the Rangers game. Instead, he watched the highlights the next morning. Still, he envisioned being with the team again. “Even in those moments when I was going home and resting and having […]
Filip Chytil making ‘positive’ Rangers strides with Game 1 looming
The Rangers will almost certainly keep Filip Sitil’s playing status close to his best until 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night, when he takes the ice to warm up for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Panthers. But while the Czech’s spectacular comeback was derailed when he appeared in Game 3 against the Hurricanes […]
Filip Chytil craves more playing time in Rangers postseason
After more than six months recovering from a suspected concussion, the Czech forward is craving more adrenaline like the one he felt in his first game a week and a half ago. After just one shift, Sitil was able to regain the feel he had been missing for most of the season. But all that […]
Rangers hoping Filip Chytil can return for Game 5 after illness
The news regarding Filip Sitil is tentatively positive. Rangers manager Peter Laviolette said Sunday that Cityl, who missed Game 4 of the series against the Hurricanes with an illness, is feeling better. Dan Rosen of NHL.com. Laviolette was hopeful the Czech could return to the lineup for Game 5 on Monday. The Rangers expect Filip […]
Filip Chytil’s return gives Rangers ’emotional’ lift in Game 3 win
RALEIGH, N.C. — When Filip Sitil watched the Rangers from home, whether it was during a recovery trip to the Czech Republic or in New York, the 24-year-old center said he felt like something was missing. So when he was cleared to play after his fourth suspected concussion, which had sidelined him since Nov. 2, […]
Rangers’ Peter Laviolette spot-on with Filip Chytil lineup gamble
RALEIGH, N.C. — This is my opinion, not Peter Laviolette’s, but here’s why the Rangers’ head coach included Filip Sztil in the lineup for Thursday’s Game 3 of the conference semifinals for the first time in 188 days. I think it’s because the club is thinking about what’s next. They’ll need No. 72 for the […]