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New York Rangers: How does Filip Chytil’s age 19 season compare?

By Nicholas Zararis

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 21: Filip Chytil #72 of the New York Rangers skates with the puck against the Minnesota WIld at Madison Square Garden on February 21, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 21: Filip Chytil #72 of the New York Rangers skates with the puck against the Minnesota WIld at Madison Square Garden on February 21, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 28: Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin (91) during the NHL regular season hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 28: Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin (91) during the NHL regular season hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Tyler Seguin

As one of the most recognizable faces in the NHL with the talent to back it up, Tyler Seguin is amongst the best centers in the NHL. It took a massive trade to another team and years of seasoning but eventually he developed into what his amateur play indicated he’d be, an elite playmaker.

At age 19 with the Boston Bruins, Seguin recorded 22 points in 74 games while averaging 12:13 of ice time. The forward did so while starting 51.2 percent of the time in the offensive zone, meaning that Boston clearly did what it could to put Seguin in a position to succeed from the beginning. Sheltered matchups allow young players to find their legs and build confidence.

Right away we can point out that Chytil already needs just one more point over the final 17 games of the NHL season to match Seguin’s clip. In addition to similar conventional stats, Seguin’s CF% was about two percent better than the Ranger prospect.

Meaning that Chytil is playing at a similar level to Seguin at age 19. That should encourage everyone around Rangers hockey, while similar stats in a rookie year are no guarantee of future success, patterns do emerge over time and those in similar groupings do tend to fall together down the line.

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