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BREAKING: Rangers Star Forward Leaves His Team And The NHL For Europe
Today new reports have confirmed that a New York Rangers star will be leaving the team to head over to Europe.
Rangers Star Makes The Jump Back To Europe
The New York Post put out a report confirming that forward Filip Chytil will be returning to his home country of Czechia in the near future. This announcement comes as Chytil is progressing back to a return from a concussion.
Filip Chytil returning to Czechia for 'reset' in next step of concussion recovery
Further reports have confirmed that Chytil wants to be close to family as he continues his progression back to play. This is something we have seen in the past from other European players dealing with significant injury recoveries.
While this is promising that Chytil is progressing he has had 4 concussions in his short NHL career. If these continue to pop up Chytil could be forced to retire at a young age before he hits his prime.
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DECEMBRE 29 | 476 ANSWERS BREAKING: Rangers Star Forward Leaves His Team And The NHL For Europe Will Filip Chytil have to retire due to his concussion history? | ||
| Yes | 377 | 79.2 % |
| No | 99 | 20.8 % |
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