Player Discussion Filip Chytil: Part II

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Raspewtin

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Fil’s strengths are multi dimensional.

He can lead a rush, he can dart into a tight space and get a shot off quickly, he can win a battle along the walls and make something happen from there.

Frankly, he’s just a really good player. If he had better vision he’d be a less infuriating version of JT Miller.
Yes his vision and faceoffs are the only thing that really hold him back, but at least on the vision, I think we really worked his game to a point where he knows what to do when passing lanes aren't there.
 

KirkAlbuquerque

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Tbf I think it would’ve been borderline insane going into this season with the C depth being Zib-Fil-Goodrow.

Putting too much faith in kids taking next steps has backfired on us like every year in the past 3.
the fans might have put too much faith in them but its clear the organization itself has put zero faith in them.
 
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The Kid line has more than proven there ability to play at a high level so in theory that line should not be broken up for the rest of the season. Tinker with the other 3 lines and promote The Kids to number 1
Yep! They seem to play pretty well together when the competition is better like in the playoffs. We are making the playoffs so why not give them a good stretch of games where they actually see the most even strength ice time of any other line?! In fact right now the way they play in the o zone I'm confident in them than any other line. Coach doesn't agree obviously
 
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One of the world's greatest mysteries. A once in a lifetime phenomenon.

He's been excellent and it's been fun to watch.


He's barely 2 years older.
3 years between draft classes. Chytil was very young for his draft class, and Laf was very old for his.
 

KirkAlbuquerque

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The Kid line has more than proven there ability to play at a high level so in theory that line should not be broken up for the rest of the season. Tinker with the other 3 lines and promote The Kids to number 1
This is why I’m so against the kid line. Not because they don’t play well together but it makes it easy for ol’ sniffles to bench them in a close game
 

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Even the Chytil from late last season wouldn't have had the stones to go for that face-off goal
Chytil's been trying that goal since his sophomore season, but I agree on the main point; he's growing confident.

He's always been capable of making one good play (where Lafreniere is now), it's having the comfort and poise to string two or three good plays together that makes an elite player. He's getting there and often is already there. He's not falling on his tight turns or losing the puck mid-stickhandle as he used to, and his overall awareness is streets ahead of where it was even last season. The meme that he'd be better on the wing should die a peaceful death.

There are so few big-bodied high-skill centers, and somehow the Rangers now have two of them.
 

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This is why I’m so against the kid line. Not because they don’t play well together but it makes it easy for ol’ sniffles to bench them in a close game
Except that he’d move goodrow up and slide Kakko down in a tight game, or vesey up and Laf down.
He yo-up’s the kids.
 

Cuckoo4Kakko

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Kid line had their dominating shift vs Matthews. We need to make them line 1 to protect our useless 5v5 vets. Give Panarin the matchups where his no look passes go to guys who can't score on the breakaways.
 
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The Kid line has more than proven there ability to play at a high level so in theory that line should not be broken up for the rest of the season. Tinker with the other 3 lines and promote The Kids to number 1

An optimized lineup has the kid line together. They are greater than the sum of their parts. Considering Kakko and Laf right now are not top 6 players but the line is a really strong one together it allows us to put Mika and Panarin together.
 

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Fil's showing better reads of the game when finding teammates and also when getting himself open. Combine that with his improved shot and he's turned himself into a genuine threat.

I love the kid line. The TOI distribution is a concern.
 
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This is why I’m so against the kid line. Not because they don’t play well together but it makes it easy for ol’ sniffles to bench them in a close game

Gallant could easily send the top 2 lines out there but plug in Vesey and Goodrow in the kids' spots, and which he has done in the past.
 

Raspewtin

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his goal was tomfoolery of the highest order but I think he deserved it for how confident he came in on that entrance, and stayed with it through 3 or 4 players while attacking the middle of the ice

that should've been a turnover in any plane of existence but Chytil legit telekensis'd that goal into the net

also he's been just lovely
 

FultonReed

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his goal was tomfoolery of the highest order but I think he deserved it for how confident he came in on that entrance, and stayed with it through 3 or 4 players while attacking the middle of the ice

that should've been a turnover in any plane of existence but Chytil legit telekensis'd that goal into the net

also he's been just lovely
his confidence has always been my favorite part of his game. was hoping the confidence would lead to goals, and here we are. dude's got that weird luck gene in him, for sure.
 
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This line was a huge reason for our success in last year's playoffs. Two of our top three lines are set and the third one has Mika and Panarin on it, so I'm not worried about them.
 
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