The 16 minutes and 22 seconds Chytil played against Montreal were the second-most he’s played all season. And going into Monday night's game against the Devils, it is likely he would eclipse that number, given the fact he is playing in the role of No. 1 center, aligned between wingers Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere.

There is no such thing as a player dipping toes into the water. You’re in or you’re out. Filip Chytil can’t run out of bounds to avoid contact.

As concern grows about Chytil's future even without a long-term diagnosis, the Rangers might need to start thinking about filling his spot.

Pretend for a moment that you are Filip Chytil's parents. Would you want him to play slambang NHL hockey anymore? Tough question. The Kid is 25 and has been banged around more than a pinball off a flipper.

The Rangers returned to full strength in Saturday’s 4-3 win. Filip Chytil played for the first time since colliding with K’Andre Miller on Nov. 14.

Mollie Walker of the New York Post first reported the news on Tuesday, informing that a specialist has cleared Chytil of any concussion symptoms. Chytil, however, was forced to miss Tuesday's matchup, and his availability for Thursday’s game against the Flames is uncertain.

Filip Chytil is a head case in the most serious sense of the word. Or, to borrow from Hamlet – center on Will Shakespeare's sextet – To Play Or Not To Play. If I'm Fiery Fil, and I'm feeling ginger-peachy again, I'm gonna wanna be on the ice tomorrow in Vancouver.

Chytil suffered what the team called an upper-body injury after running into Miller in a game against San Jose last Thursday at Madison Square Garden.