Chytil is on LTIR since 11/28. If he is out (or stays out) for the rest of the regular season the Rangers will have extra money to use at the trade DL.
If Chytil is unable to return to the Rangers during the regular season, the Rangers would gain approximately $3.8 million of additional cap space off of the center’s $4.437.500 million cap hit that they can use to bulk up the roster. With Chytil on LTIR, using that money would not preclude Chytil from returning for the playoffs.
And I agree in Trocheck, thought he was solid and a little upgrade from Strome/Copp, but he has been a lot better than that, and has been a big upgrade. I underestimated how good he is, and the impact he'd have.