When the Rangers stepped onto the stage at the 2017 draft and selected Filip Chytil out of the Czech league with the 21st overall pick, many were...well, let’s say surprised to say the least. Chytil was one of the youngest players selected in the 2017 Draft, and the scouting reports all talked of there being raw skill and upside there in the young center. After going safe by selecting Andersson with the 7th overall pick, it seems the Rangers went for long range upside with Chytil with their 2nd first-round pick that year.
Going into the preseason there were some questions on whether Andersson and/or Chytil should or could make the team, then this happened:
Chytil impressed in preseason, so much so that he actually earned a literal cup of coffee with the Rangers, playing in two games and getting a whopping five minutes of ice time in each game.