When the New York Rangers inked center Filip Chytil to a four-year contract extension with an AAV of $4.4375 million, it was the first significant move to shaping next year’s roster.
Chytil, 23, is setting career-highs in all three major stat categories with 22 goals, 20 assists, and 42 points in 66 games and counting. The new deal has no type of trade protection and will take him to UFA status at the age of 27 in the summer of 2027.
The Blueshirts now have 14 players under contract for next season, and if the cap only goes up by the projected one million ($83.