Player Discussion Filip Chytil

[GeorgeKaplan]

He needs to be sent down to get his confidence back.

Last year he had much better stats as an 18 yearold:

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/player-bio/filip-chytil

much more shots, more goals, points, hits.

if he has 1 hit in 9 games then he is not really ready yet physically for NHL.

In what world does Chytil not look confident?

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

In what world does Chytil not look confident?

14 shots in 9 games vs 21 shots in essentially 7 games.

They are risking him really losing his confidence.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Chytil literally has the same amount of shot attempts in the same time frame as last season. He’s also tied for the third on the team in shot attempts taken, and a third of these are considered high-danger attempts.

Where he’s noticeably better than last year is utilizing his teammates and driving play on the ice. His reads are much better, he’s been engaged physically, and he’s not shying away from trying to go through people to make a play. Ya know, the physical attributes that actually matter and not the arbitrarily recorded “hits” stat. Unless my eye test is wrong and there’s another 19 y/o Czech kid wearing 72 that’s been wheeling off the boards and going right into the slot and attacking defenders 1v1 with speed off the rush. That’s the same Chytil, right?

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

14 shots in 9 games vs 21 shots in essentially 7 games.

They are risking him really losing his confidence.

A) it’s not essentially 7 games, it’s 9 games
B) he’s playing for a more defensive coach during the part of the season where it isn’t essentially garbage time
C) he spent a few games this year on the 4th line getting less than 10 minutes a game
D) he’s looked great the past few games and his underlying numbers certainly back that up, just because he has less shots doesn’t mean he’s playing worse or isn’t confident

 

[redwhiteandblue]

I think it's slowly but surely but Chyts definitely is getting better and the floodgates will open soon. This is the right atmosphere for him to be playing at IMO. He used last year to adjust to the ice size and he's capably handling playing against higher talent this year.

 

[DanielBrassard]

14 shots in 9 games vs 21 shots in essentially 7 games.

They are risking him really losing his confidence.

11 shots the past 5 games though after just 3 in his first 4. He looks like he's getting more and more acclimated to the NHL and the speed of the game.

 

[NY Lito]

I just don’t see it. I think he’ll be a fine NHL player, but I really can’t say I see him being a star. Productive NHL player? Sure. Cornerstone piece? No.

I’m not writing him off but he looks (in terms of impact not style/profile) more like an Anisimov than a star to me.

Still doing fine and I’m not disappointed. I’m just not nearly as hyped as some are. To date I’ve been more impressed with Lias.

 

[Irishguy42]

I just don’t see it. I think he’ll be a fine NHL player, but I really can’t say I see him being a star. Productive NHL player? Sure. Cornerstone piece? No.

I’m not writing him off but he looks (in terms of impact not style/profile) more like an Anisimov than a star to me.

Still doing fine and I’m not disappointed. I’m just not nearly as hyped as some are. To date I’ve been more impressed with Lias.

He turned 19 like a month ago and he's been playing good.

Points will come. Monkey will be thrown in the trash.

 

[Fvital92]

He is carrying Hayes and Fast offensively. Kid has been a machine in the offensive zone, with no points.

 

[lilphildub]

These last 3 games he’s looked great! A bit snake bitten but once one goes, I could see him going on a streak

 

[egelband]

Chytil literally has the same amount of shot attempts in the same time frame as last season. He’s also tied for the third on the team in shot attempts taken, and a third of these are considered high-danger attempts.

Where he’s noticeably better than last year is utilizing his teammates and driving play on the ice. His reads are much better, he’s been engaged physically, and he’s not shying away from trying to go through people to make a play. Ya know, the physical attributes that actually matter and not the arbitrarily recorded “hits” stat. Unless my eye test is wrong and there’s another 19 y/o Czech kid wearing 72 that’s been wheeling off the boards and going right into the slot and attacking defenders 1v1 with speed off the rush. That’s the same Chytil, right?

You’re right. He’s showing confidence and skill and making things happen. I know he hasn’t converted but he’s showing real impressive skill. He’s inconsistent in that he has very quiet shifts too. But I think he’s developing really nicely. Faster than I would have expected.

 

[RangerBoy]

The yo-yo continues.

Back to center.

 

[Ainec]

He turned 19 like a month ago and he's been playing good.

Points will come. Monkey will be thrown in the trash.

I've followed both Pastrnak and Rantanen and saw these exact same posts made in their first pro season (and even in Pastrnak's second season). More so Pastrnak as Rantanen had more of a pro-game and little expectations in bottom feed Colorado.

Now both of those players have developed into top the best young players in the entire league, and top 10 league-wide. I've always been on high on both but nobody knew what their real ceilings were.

But then again I was also high on Jesse Puljujarvi and Nail Yakupov.. Difference being pre-draft

 

[Blue Blooded]

The results so far:

Chytil on Hayes' wing, fantastic. 41-14 in scoring chances, 20-5 in high-danger scoring chances.

Chytil not on Hayes wing, poor. 32-42 in scoring chances, 13-15 in high-danger scoring chances.

Hayes without Chytil on wing, average. 43-46 in scoring chances, 19-21 in high-danger scoring chances.

Reference, Rangers without Chytil and Hayes: 134-148 and 72-74.

Play him on Hayes' wing, Dave.

Line Stats - Natural Stat Trick

 

[Fvital92]

Tableau Public
Chytil has been one of our best players.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

If they’re going to play Cody ******* Mcleod more minuets than Chytil they need to send him down to the Ahl. Should have done it before they burnt a year off his contract but whats done is done

 

[GAGLine]

If they aren't going to send him down, and he is still struggling to score next time we go to OT, put him out there for OT. If it goes to a shootout, let him shoot. Any success might be enough to get him going.

 

[NY Lito]

I’m not sure sending him down to the A is the move. His main issue IMO is his overall timid play. He’s playing not to get hurt and not to get hit. He’s been so soft in the dirty areas and seems scared of the boards and corners. Will this be addressed in the AHL? Going down and putting up points won’t fix this problem.

 

[Rempe73]

Either this kid is the most unlucky guy I’ve seen, or he’s overhyped. His hands are not as good as I thought they were. His passing is inconsistent. He still seems pretty raw to me. Glides a lot, as people say. Hard to get a good read on what his hockey IQ really is. It doesn’t seem bad, but I had higher expectations.

 

[will1066]

Either this kid is the most unlucky guy I’ve seen, or he’s overhyped. His hands are not as good as I thought they were. His passing is inconsistent. He still seems pretty raw to me. Glides a lot, as people say. Hard to get a good read on what his hockey IQ really is. It doesn’t seem bad, but I had higher expectations.

Gliding is what I see also. Either because he needs to read the play, is hesitant to engage in contact play to win the puck, or both. When he doesn't need to go get the puck, along the boards, he's fine and is involved in puck battles. But in open ice he's watching the play as if he doesn't want to get into a physical battle to steal the puck or take it via a check.

Maybe he's used to the puck coming to him or "finding" him but he's gotta fight for the puck here.

 

[Calad]

He just turned 19. He's no Pettersson (not a knock on Fil), he needs more ice time in the AHL to mature and develop his game

 

[rangerfan_79]

I’m not sure sending him down to the A is the move. His main issue IMO is his overall timid play. He’s playing not to get hurt and not to get hit. He’s been so soft in the dirty areas and seems scared of the boards and corners. Will this be addressed in the AHL? Going down and putting up points won’t fix this problem.

Keeping the head up as to not get his clock cleaned will go a long way to being more confident. He did take at least a couple good head shots in the first few games of the season/preseason and has been a bit timid since.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

I think Chytil has been pretty good. He generates a lot of chances and has forced a bunch of a turnovers. Just has gotten shit luck so far. He’s still feeling out the NHL game in general IMO. I think he’ll finish the year with 25-30 points and take a LARGE step forward next season.

 

[duhmetreE]

I really hope he works on protecting the puck, stick handling and learning how to get a shot off. At this point, we know his skating is elite... He needs to start putting everything else together. Even his motor, I hope he could work on conditioning and just keep going.

I can't comprehend being 19 and handling this. New Country, no family, different rink and superior talent. All this has an affect on a teenager. How often does a Euro come over as a teenager and perform?

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

I still think he’s playing well and the problems people see are just his brain getting used to the NHL pace