Career Ending Injury? - Filip Chytil's Career in Doubt After Crushing Update by Canucks Coach Rick Tocchet

After coming over to the Vancouver Vancouver in a blockbuster trade that sent J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers, Filip Chytil seemed to have found a new home in Canada as he was playing the best hockey of his career.

Unfortunately, just a few weeks into getting comfortable with his new team, A 6-2 blowout win by the Canucks over the Blackhawks was overshadowed by the awful scene that emerged.

Chicago Forward Jason Dickinson crushed Filip Chytil into the boards from behind, resulting in him having to exit the game with an apparent head injury, which was later confirmed to be a concussion.

After no news on the severity of his injury since the Canucks have been on a long, 6-game road trip, it was confirmed by head coach Rick Tocchet that Chytil is indeed suffering from a concussion, and that the chances of him playing any of the remaining games is slim.

The biggest worry for the young forward is that CTE is an every growing epidemic in the nature of contact sprots, and suffering 5 concussions puts him at high risk for developing it, which many believe he should hang up the skates for the safety of his long-term brain health.

Rick Tocchet was asked bluntly about the concern for Chytil's career, in which he did not provide much information no clarity, which comes a red flag already.

At the end of the day, Canucks fans should not expect him to be appearing in any of the remaining games.

The answer on if his career is over will have to most likely wait until the end of the 2025 offseason when he can make a more informed decsion after months of recovery and opinions from medical professionals.