The New York Rangers have taken care of one of their off-season priorities early. New York has signed Filip Chytil to a four-year contract worth $4.4 million dollars per season. The deal carries him through the 2026-27 season. News of the deal broke early Wednesday evening.
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Filip Chytil Contract Signed
Over his six-year NHL career, the 23-year-old has only played for the Rangers. The Kromeriz, Czech Republic native has totaled 64 goals and 71 assists for 135 points in 314 career games. Chytil has already put a career-high 22 goals and 20 assists for 42 points 66 games this season with the Blueshirts. He has a Corsi for of 54.3 and a relative Corsi of 3.9.
Chytil was drafted in the first round, 21st overall of the 2017 NHL Draft. The member of the “Kid Line” with Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko has endeared himself to the Ranger faithful and part of a dynamic forward group. Chytil came alive in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs with seven goals in 20 games.
The young forward has also represented Czechia on the international level. He’s played for his home country on the junior and senior levels. Chytil won a gold at the Hlinka/Gretzky Cup in 2016.
What the Filip Chytil Contract Means
The Rangers have already taken care of one of their big three RFA priorities. General manager Chris Drury has checked off one of his biggest needs by inking Chytil. He still has work to do in signing K’Andre Miller and Lafreniere, but a big deal has been done.
Miller might want a longer-term deal while Lafreniere may get a short bridge deal to prove it just like Kakko did. However, the younger players are a part of the reason the Blueshirts are a contender. Chytil will hopefully stay healthy during this four-year deal set to kick in next season.
There’s still sorting things out like seeing if unrestricted free agents and deadline pickups Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane want to come back. However, the Rangers won’t have another Pavel Buchnevich-like situation where they lose out on a young forward due to cap constraints.
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