He isn’t playing lol

If he is back for playoffs, there is no way he plays RW on Mika's line.

Yeah it's unlikely he's back for playoffs, but it's definitely a positive that he's back for on ice training. Even if he is deemed healthy, by the time he get's back up to speed with his on ice workouts he likely isn't ready before the SCF anyway. He's just been away from the game for too long.

I mean no offense but I wouldn’t hold my breath. He collapsed the last time he was on ice and it didn’t sound like he was doing much

My only concern is that he doesn't rush his recovery and is honest with himself about the risks involved. The minute he steps on to the ice other teams are going to hit him just to see if he can take it, so he better be 100% sure he is ready to go. I would hate to see him seriously hurt just to try to play hockey again.

Real ones know that the last Chytil incident (the suspicious non-contact collapse) was a plot by the NYR to use the LTIR loophole. It's really convenient that he happened to have a setback when barely any other players were on the ice, and no beat reporters present saw what happened....

It's also very convenient that when he was leaving the ice, he was favoring one leg.

My guess is that he really did get hurt (I don't think Chytil would agree to stage a fake injury), but it was a leg/lower body issue, and not concussion related at all. And that the Rangers just said it was concussion related because a doctor can't say "he's recovered and isn't experiencing any symptoms" -- it's not something that can be determined physiologically. The only one who knows what concussion symptoms are present, is Chytil himself. Therefore, they managed to avoid attracting suspicion from the league. And a LBI that would take him out for weeks or months, just gives him more time to rest and recover and potentially use his cap space at the deadline.

So I wouldn't be surprised if he's back ~ the second round.

LOL. Break out the tinfoil hat.