The Rangers will likely be with out Filip Chytil for at the least the subsequent 4 video games, the workforce introduced Monday, after the third-line middle took an elbow to the pinnacle of their latest loss to the Blue Jackets.
After a questionable hit from Columbus ahead Cole Sillinger, who skated a bit of too shut but in addition appeared to attempt to keep away from contact on the final second, Chytil fell to the ice and was gradual to rise up. The Rangers are calling it an upper-body damage, however the restoration timeline signifies it may very well be a concussion.
“We’ll see, hopefully Fil’ is out quick time period,” head coach Gerard Gallant stated Monday. “We’ll see how lengthy it’s going to take and go from there. We’ll simply put [Barclay] Goodrow in that spot.”
Certainly, Goodrow did exchange Chytil in the course of the third line between Jimmy Vesey and Vitali Kravtsov throughout observe forward of the Rangers’ matchup with the Avalanche on Tuesday. Since Goodrow has been a dependable utility ahead since becoming a member of the Rangers in 2021, the Rangers can proceed to accrue cap area by carrying 22 and don’t need to name a participant up.
Because of this, nevertheless, the Rangers received’t have an additional ahead. Yet one more damage to the ahead group and the Rangers must look to AHL Hartford for reinforcements. Defenseman Libor Hajek, or — judging by the way in which observe went on Monday — Zac Jones, would be the solely scratch on Tuesday towards Colorado.
Chytil has had a stable begin to the season, with two targets and an help in six video games. The Czech middle has been one of the crucial impactful Rangers at five-on-five and his 22.2 taking pictures share is nice for second on the workforce. Plus, Chytil is the one lineup common who hasn’t been on the ice for a single objective towards.
“He’s been nice,” Goodrow stated. “I believe he’s taking part in with plenty of confidence and utilizing what he did within the playoffs final yr to hold over and construct off that. It’s an enormous loss for us. He’s form of been a rock for us within the third-line middle spot for the final nevertheless lengthy. The entire backside six as an entire, you already know, I believe we've to be rather a lot higher.
“If we’re not scoring and turning momentum in our favor, it’s going to take all six of us to lift our recreation.”
With out Chytil, the Rangers’ second power-play unit featured Goodrow, Kravtsov, Jacob Trouba, Kaapo Kakko, and Alexis Lafreniere.
The Rangers have two units of back-to-back video games this week, starting with Colorado on Tuesday and the Islanders on Wednesday. Come the weekend, the Rangers will first journey to Dallas for a Saturday matinée earlier than heading to Arizona on Sunday.
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