Filip Chytil, acquired by the Vancouver Canucks at the end of January 2025 as part of the J.T. Miller trade, only played 15 games for the Canucks this season. His first game as a Canuck was on February 2, and his last played this season was on March 15. While concussion symptoms after a nasty hit from Jason Dickinson cut his season short, Chytil believes the aftereffects won’t impact him too much. 

During his end of season media availability, Chytil confirmed that he “feel[s] good” and will “be ready for September.

“I’ve gotta focus on what’s in front of me,” he added last week. “It’s a long summer, and I can work on so many things, and hopefully I’m gonna be healthy. And if I’m healthy, I know what I can do on the end.” 

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This news is reassuring for many Canucks fans, as the hit itself looked bad enough. Chytil’s reaction after it also made things feel like they could trend negatively. 

“I was not happy at that moment,” he added on the hit from Dickinson. “I was just frustrated from a lot of things, and at the time, I said I missed the most important one for a team where we were battling for playoffs, and watching guys battling like that was not easy for me, because I want to be on the ice every game.” 

Frustration was an emotion felt widely by Canucks fans who watched the team’s comebacks, and then peeked at the out of town scoreboards and saw their playoff chances slip farther and farther away. Chytil shared the same sentiment. 

“I saw them battle every night, winning the games in overtime, like getting comebacks. And I was sitting at home and watching games from my couch. So it was very frustrating, but it is how it is.” 

Towards the end of the season, Chytil was cleared to fully practice with the team, though he didn’t end up slotting into any games. While he didn’t play, the fact that he was allowed to practice with full-contact is reassuring. 

“It was great for my mental part, so that I could stay with the guys. I could be in the drills like that. And it’s huge for summer that I know I can start whenever I want and just go 100% to everything I want to do, and it’s good for me and for my head as well.” 

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