The Rangers playoff lineup questions loom as Filip Chytil practices

The longer Chytil skates without any issue the more promising it becomes he’ll return to the lineup at some point this postseason. The longer he skates, the longer he does it, the more hopeful it is he'll return. The Rangers are looking to win their first two games of the season.

Filip Chytil returns to Rangers practice in pre-playoff shocker. Rangers had a familiar — and unexpected — face at practice on Friday. The Rangers are looking to defend their place in the NHL's first-round playoff games in New York. They face the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs on Sunday.