Terrible news for Filip Chytil just prior to puck drop in Game 6

This just in, it appears that forward Filip Chytil will NOT play for the New York Rangers this evening in Game 6 against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Rangers insider Larry Brooks reports that neither Chytil nor veteran Blake Wheeler are in the lineup for warmup, with Jonny Brodzinski and Matt Rempe taking the final two forward positions.

From Brooks:

More to come on this developing story.