Canucks To Activate Filip Chytil

According to Jeff Paterson of Canucks Army, the Vancouver Canucks are expected to activate forward Filip Chytil for tomorrow’s contest against the New Jersey Devils. Nobody from the Canucks has confirmed the news, though head coach Adam Foote indicated that there’s a good chance he’ll return against New Jersey.

Chytil, 26, will return after missing more than three months of action. He has resumed skating over the last few days, with reports from a few days ago revealing that he was a full participant at Vancouver’s practice.

Still, there’s unfortunately no guarantee that he’ll remain healthy throughout the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign or beyond. In fact, it may be time to start asking whether or not Chytil should continue his NHL career for the sake of his long-term future.

By the time that Chytil had reached his sixth season as a full-time player for the New York Rangers, he had already suffered four concussions. The last one was endured during the 2023-24 campaign, when the former 21st overall pick was limited to 10 games. He returned for the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, registering zero points in six appearances.

Heading into the 2024-25 campaign as healthy as he could be, Chytil had already lost his future with the Rangers. New York traded him to Vancouver later that season in the deal that brought J.T. Miller back to the Big Apple.

Unfortunately, his move to British Columbia didn’t alleviate any of his proclivity toward concussions. In a game against the Chicago Blackhawks in mid-March, Chytil suffered another concussion and missed the remainder of the regular season for the Canucks.

Finally looking to gain some consistency with his new organization, Chytil scored three goals in six games to begin the 2025-26 campaign. Once again, this time against the Washington Capitals, Chytil suffered another concussion, which has cost him over half the season. Despite being on the Canucks for nearly a year, Chytil has registered only four goals and nine points in 21 games.