Filip Chytil ‘suffered a setback’ at Rangers practice in frightening scene

Filip Chytil ‘suffered a setback’ at Rangers practice in frightening scene

Filip Chytil was down on the Garden ice Friday morning in a scary and troubling scene for the Rangers and their rehabbing center.

One day after returning to practice for the first time since suffering a suspected concussion in early November, Chytil was down for several minutes and had to be helped off the ice at an optional skate at MSG before Fridays 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights.

It is unclear what exactly happened to Chytil, but he was moving slowly as he left the rink with help from teammates Zac Jones and Jake Leschyshyn and the Rangers training staff.

The Rangers still have not officially termed the injury a concussion, but coach Peter Laviolette said after the game that the 24-year-old Chytil suffered a setback in regards to the upper-body injury that he was dealing with, and he was back at his New York home Friday afternoon after being medically evaluated.

Filip_Chytil__suffered_a_setback__at_Rangers_practice_in_frightening_sceneFilip Chytil was in scary scene at Rangers practice NHLI via Getty ImagesIts obviously tough, Laviolette added. Hes an important piece to our team, and hes a good young player for us, so it was obviously tough to see that.

Laviolette was watching the skate from the Zamboni tunnel, chatting with reporters, when he stopped talking and hurriedly headed for the locker room

Laviolette had said during a press conference minutes earlier that the plan was to ramp up Chytils workouts during the upcoming All-Star break, which begins following Saturdays road game against the Senators.

Fil Chytil on the ice ahead of @NYRangers optional morning skate. Hands look good. #NYRpic.twitter.com/nLv8tSDQTn

— Julie Stewart-Binks (@JSB_TV) January 26, 2024Were looking to ramp it up with Fil as we move through here, yep, said Laviolette, who was not scheduled to address themedia again until after the game. I think every day it increases the workout intensity, the duration, the difficulty of it. You start somewhere and you start increasing that to get to a place where you can come back and participate in a game and be an effective player.

Our job is to get him, from a fitness standpoint, at a higher level, and while were doing that, that hes feeling well.

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Check out more newslettersChytil was filmed earlier in the skate by an SNY reporter and seemed to be maneuvering without issue.

Chytil had returned to practice one day earlier, wearing a red non-contact jersey and occasionally taking shifts with teammates for the first time since colliding with Hurricanes forward Jesper Fast on Nov. 2.

Day 1, so well start the process of working up to speed. But it was good to have him out there, Laviolette said after Thursdays practice. Theres no time frame. That was Day 1.

Filip_Chytil__suffered_a_setback__at_Rangers_practice_in_frightening_sceneNew York Rangers center Filip Chytil (72) fights for control of the puck with Nashville Predators defenseman Alexandre Carrier (45) during the third period. Corey Sipkin for the NY POSTChytil, who has had at least three previous documented concussions during his career, returned stateside Monday following a recovery period in his native Czechia, but he remains on long-term injured reserve.

If Chytil remains on LTIR, the Rangers can use whats left of his $4.4 million salary-cap hit to create some space before the March 8 trade deadline.

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