The Rangers center took issue with the hit that knocked him out of Sunday’s game against the Blackhawks.
“That was a chance to score [a] goal, so I was watching it,” he said when asked if he felt he got caught watching the puck. “I wanted to come back to the play, but when I’m standing alone in the corner, guy comes to me and hits me. That’s what he wanted to do probably.”
Between Chytil’s concussion history and the fact that the game was already in the bag, the Rangers likely wanted to play it safe with No. 72. He noted that he did feel okay to come back in play, but there really was no need to risk it. All Chytil said he cared about was that the Rangers ultimately won.
Chytil is slotting back into his usual spot as of late in the middle of Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko, which is a trio that will have skated together for four straight games after Tuesday night’s tilt in Pittsburgh.
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