Filip Chytil Comments After Making Vancouver Canucks Debut
Fresh off making his Vancouver Canucks debit, newly acquired Filip Chytil spoke with the media for the first time and discussed how he was truly feeling.
The Vancouver Canucks new additions shone in their first game, with a standout performance courtesy of Filip Chytil in a big, big manner.
The three new additions, Chytil, Drew O'Connor, and Marcus Pettersson, played in their first Canucks' game and showed a lot of potential in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
The focal point return in the J.T. Miller swap, Chytil showed confidence and cool and was one of Vancouver's most deadly offensive threats in a big, big manner.
Chytil said it meant a lot to him making his Canucks debut
With confidence, Chytil handled the puck well, played smart, and with a clutch, go-ahead, third-period marker, he electrified Rogers Arena. The post-game interview showed how much it mattered to him.
«It meant a lot to me. In the moment, there were so many emotions in my head. I want to build on that, keep working hard every day, and be even better than today.»
«I was very happy that I got that opportunity to be [out] there,» continued Chytil.
The 25-year-old's strong performance earned him a vote of confidence from head coach Rick Tocchet and saw him sent out first in overtime.
Not only did Tocchet reward him with an overtime opportunity, but post-game, he publicly credited him with a strong performance.
- Rick Tocchet
Meanwhile, Miller, in a two-game stint with the New York Rangers, earned four points, but Chytil's performance showed Canucks' faithful a reassuring sign of life.
With continued performances like this, he could make himself a top-six center for years to come for the Canucks.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Carter Verhaeghe | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Artemi Panarin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Mika Zibanejad | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Aleksander Barkov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Paul Cotter | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Evgeny Dadonov | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alex DeBrincat | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jack Eichel | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alexander Killorn | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sam Reinhart | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Tkachuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Dennis Cholowski | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Gustav Forsling | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Thomas Harley | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 54 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 77 | |
Capitals | 52 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 75 | |
Stars | 52 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 69 | |
Oilers | 52 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 68 | |
Hurricanes | 53 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 68 | |
Golden Knights | 53 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 68 | |
Panthers | 54 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 67 | |
Wild | 53 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 66 | |
Maple Leafs | 52 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 64 | |
Avalanche | 54 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 64 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||