When the New York Rangers sent Filip Chytil to the Hartford Wolf Pack to open the season, it sent shockwaves through the fanbase. Chytil had spent all of last season with the team and appeared earmarked for the second-line center role behind Mika Zibanejad.
The team sent Chytil down with the hopes he’d learn to be more consistent. They also wanted him to use his body to get to the net more often. In short, they didn’t feel he had earned his spot and they wanted to make him earn it.