Player Discussion Filip Chytil

[Inferno]

I and some others were saying his play style
is similar to Malkin, which it is. That doesn’t mean his skill level or ceiling is the same as Malkin.

Yeah...I'm one of those who compared his game to Malkin, but I said it's without his hands or blistering shot....those are 2 pretty important aspects of malkins game.

 

[Tob]

Is Fil a rookie this year?

 

[kovazub94]

Yeah...I'm one of those who compared his game to Malkin, but I said it's without his hands or blistering shot....those are 2 pretty important aspects of malkins game.

Exactly why I think there are better comparisons because his hands and shot is what makes Malkin - Malkin. I like Kopitar stylistical comparison better because of it.

 

[kovazub94]

I think Chytil has the potential to be a very good player. The part I’m not as certain about is just how good.

I can easily see him in a top six role, but don’t yet feel comfortable saying I see him as an ideal first line center.

Personally, I was a little surprised he made the team out of camp.

As @Bozle said we need to remember that Chytil is barely 19. For all intents and purposes this should’ve been his D+1 year. The amount of potential room for him to grow is what makes a possibility of 1C completely realistic. To me top6 is just a floor.

 

[Irishguy42]

Is Fil a rookie this year?

Yes

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Okay, just to be clear......I wasnt the one that compared him to Malkin (read it somewhere here though). We shouldnt be getting crazy with the comparisons......but there certainly seems to be a "skill set" that seems to be different than anything we have had around here for a while now. (Talent?) I say that in jest......yes, I have high hopes for the kid, but I am indeed optimistically cautious. Just thought this thread was a necessity and elated that I was right.
Gonna guess that Howden will be sent down before his 9 games are up, unless he really lights it up and even then probably should, but happy to watch him get some nhl time.

Neither Hajek, nor Howden is slide eligible this season. Lias and Chytil are.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Yeah...I'm one of those who compared his game to Malkin, but I said it's without his hands or blistering shot....those are 2 pretty important aspects of malkins game.

Chytil isn’t a Malkin level stickhandler, but I’d say he projects as an elite one.

 

[Edge]

As @Bozle said we need to remember that Chytil is barely 19. For all intents and purposes this should’ve been his D+1 year. The amount of potential room for him to grow is what makes a possibility of 1C completely realistic. To me top6 is just a floor.

I can’t disagree with any of that. Just that even the range of first line centers is pretty diverse.

There are some great centers out there that everyone knows, who aren’t really first line centers. Likewise, there have been many first line centers out there who someone will mention and you find yourself saying, “Oh yeah. I guess he was/is a first line center.”

So for me, there’s a certain curiosity as to where Chytil ends up. My gut tells me he’s a guy you’d love to have as a second line center behind a higher end first line center. Not to say he can’t play that first line role, or would be bad at it. But in an ideal world, he’s the guy playing behind the type of guy everyone hopes the Rangers come away with in 2019.

 

[Inferno]

Exactly why I think there are better comparisons because his hands and shot is what makes Malkin - Malkin. I like Kopitar stylistical comparison better because of it.

Kopitar is so much smarter...

 

[kovazub94]

Kopitar is so much smarter...

Not as much back when he was a kid. His defensive acumen wasn’t always his calling card. It probably coincided with him getting man mass and strength.

 

[and 99 others]

Is Fil a rookie this year?

Yes, and to answer your next question he will not win the calder trophy. Here's a list of first-round pick, calder-eligible players currently on their team's current 23-man roster:

Name	Team	Position	Draft Year	Draft Round	Draft Pick OVR
Rasmus Dahlin	BUF	D	2018	1	1
Andrei Svechnikov	CAR	RW	2018	1	2
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	MTL	C	2018	1	3
Miro Heiskanen	DAL	D	2017	1	3
Brady Tkachuk	OTT	LW	2018	1	4
Elias Pettersson	VAN	C	2017	1	5
Casey Mittelstadt	BUF	C	2017	1	8
Owen Tippett	FLA	RW	2017	1	10
Martin Necas	CAR	C	2017	1	12
Samuel Morin	PHI	D	2013	1	13
Luke Kunin	MIN	C	2015	1	15
Ty Smith	NJD	D	2018	1	17
Evgeny Svechnikov	DET	RW	2015	1	19
Robert Thomas	STL	C	2017	1	20
Filip Chytil	NYR	C	2017	1	21
Kailer Yamamoto	EDM	RW	2017	1	22
Kristian Vesalainen	WPG	LW	2017	1	24
Henrik Borgstrom	FLA	C	2016	1	26
Brett Howden	NYR	C	2016	1	27
Henri Jokiharju	CHI	D	2017	1	29
Klim Kostin	STL	C	2017	1	31

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Walter t]

What will prevent Chytil from being a big scorer like Jagr was? He has better speed, about similar size, seems very skilled and also has great vision. What did Jagr have (besides the mullet) that Chytil does not?

You say " besides the mullet" like it's not a big deal. It is a big deal.

 

[Inferno]

Not as much back when he was a kid. His defensive acumen wasn’t always his calling card. It probably coincided with him getting man mass and strength.

I honestly didn't follow prospects and non nyr teams back then....so I wouldn't know.

 

[Larrybiv]

Someone mentioned that Chytil will end up being better than Hayes this year.......so continuing on that.
If that becomes the case, then this season should become a lot more intersting to watch. Imo, Hayes is primed for an outstanding season. Already in the 1st game, Hayes made some amazing plays [primarily to Vesey). If Hayes had ANYONE, and I mean ANYONE that could put the puck in the net on both sides of him......he'd accumulate 80-90, especially now playing on the PP. We only have 2 decent players that can make real offensive plays (Zbad and Buch), so we cant do that unless 1 moves to the wing.
Seems the writing is on the wall for Hayes or Zbad, if Filip and Howden progress the way we want.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Someone mentioned that Chytil will end up being better than Hayes this year.......so continuing on that.
If that becomes the case, then this season should become a lot more intersting to watch. Imo, Hayes is primed for an outstanding season. Already in the 1st game, Hayes made some amazing plays [primarily to Vesey). If Hayes had ANYONE, and I mean ANYONE that could put the puck in the net on both sides of him......he'd accumulate 80-90, especially now playing on the PP. We only have 2 decent players that can make real offensive plays (Zbad and Buch), so we cant do that unless 1 moves to the wing.
Seems the writing is on the wall for Hayes or Zbad, if Filip and Howden progress the way we want.

Wait you think Hayes could be an 80-90 point scorer, what?

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

Wait you think Hayes could be an 80-90 point scorer, what?

Imagine if this happened? How bad would it look that they didn't lock him up this summer hahahaha

 

[romba]

Wait you think Hayes could be an 80-90 point scorer, what?

He’s saying he could be with first line caliber finishers.

 

[redwhiteandblue]

I’d say 75-85 but I don’t find that too outlandish. He should have had at least 2 assists the other night. He gets the game, especially from the offensive side of the puck.

 

[Edge]

Yes, and to answer your next question he will not win the calder trophy. Here's a list of first-round pick, calder-eligible players currently on their team's current 23-man roster:

Name	Team	Position	Draft Year	Draft Round	Draft Pick OVR
Rasmus Dahlin	BUF	D	2018	1	1
Andrei Svechnikov	CAR	RW	2018	1	2
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	MTL	C	2018	1	3
Miro Heiskanen	DAL	D	2017	1	3
Brady Tkachuk	OTT	LW	2018	1	4
Elias Pettersson	VAN	C	2017	1	5
Casey Mittelstadt	BUF	C	2017	1	8
Owen Tippett	FLA	RW	2017	1	10
Martin Necas	CAR	C	2017	1	12
Samuel Morin	PHI	D	2013	1	13
Luke Kunin	MIN	C	2015	1	15
Ty Smith	NJD	D	2018	1	17
Evgeny Svechnikov	DET	RW	2015	1	19
Robert Thomas	STL	C	2017	1	20
Filip Chytil	NYR	C	2017	1	21
Kailer Yamamoto	EDM	RW	2017	1	22
Kristian Vesalainen	WPG	LW	2017	1	24
Henrik Borgstrom	FLA	C	2016	1	26
Brett Howden	NYR	C	2016	1	27
Henri Jokiharju	CHI	D	2017	1	29
Klim Kostin	STL	C	2017	1	31

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Wasn't Smith sent back to the WHL?

 

[and 99 others]

Wasn't Smith sent back to the WHL?

yeah i posted that shortly before every team finalized their rosters... too lazy to update it but there's a lot of good rookie talent in the league this year

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Wait you think Hayes could be an 80-90 point scorer, what?

Yeah, Idk about that one.

Chytil on the other hand? Maybe, someday. He has the tools.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

He’s saying he could be with first line caliber finishers.

I understand, sounds like a stretch regardless.

 

[Matz03]

If Chytil sticks, and in a 3rd line spot he should, it will be fascinating to see his game 20 games in. The nhl is the right spot for him, he seems to adjust quickly to the league he’s in. I think he’ll figure out quickly what types of plays he can or can’t make and I expect he’ll be more assertive then. The experience will make him better defensively too. We don’t need him toying with ahl D at his point.

 

[Kovalev27]

I can’t disagree with any of that. Just that even the range of first line centers is pretty diverse.

There are some great centers out there that everyone knows, who aren’t really first line centers. Likewise, there have been many first line centers out there who someone will mention and you find yourself saying, “Oh yeah. I guess he was/is a first line center.”

So for me, there’s a certain curiosity as to where Chytil ends up. My gut tells me he’s a guy you’d love to have as a second line center behind a higher end first line center. Not to say he can’t play that first line role, or would be bad at it. But in an ideal world, he’s the guy playing behind the type of guy everyone hopes the Rangers come away with in 2019.

Spot on I’m hoping he’s our 2C for a long time behind a Hughes Dach type

 

[Inferno]

In an ideal world for the next 10 years you have Hughes zibanejad and chytil down the middle.