Filip Chytil skates ahead of Game 5 in positive Rangers sign

The Rangers got some much-needed good news Monday morning before the evening's bad news. After missing Game 4 due to what the team termed an “illness,” Filip Chytil participated in the Blueshirts' morning skate ahead of their Game 5 loss to the Hurricanes. “He practiced this morning,” Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette said before the 4-1 defeat. “That's a real positive thing for our team. I'm going to keep any lineup decisions that I make to myself.” Filip Chytil missed Game 4. AP Chytil, who was sidelined for over six months with a suspected concussion before making his return in Game 3 on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C., could not get back on the ice two mornings later. Laviolette was tight-lipped