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Rangers fed up with Filip Chytil — and this benching will be longer

The lesson of Feb. 15 did not stick, so Filip Chytil is going to be presented with another chance to learn what is expected of him as an NHL player.

But this time when the talented 19-year-old Rangers rookie sits out as a healthy scratch, as he will against the Lightning at the Garden on Wednesday, it won’t be just one game, as it was less than two weeks ago in Buffalo.

For when David Quinn was asked whether he is “disturbed” at having to sit Chytil for work-ethic issues again, and so soon, the coach said no, that it is part of being 19.