Thankfully for the Rangers, center Filip Chytil was back on the ice shortly after taking a scary knee-to-knee hit during Tuesday's preseason game against the Islanders.

His return allowed the Rangers a huge sigh of relief. Chytil missed all but 10 regular-season games last season with a suspected concussion after a hit by Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesper Fast on Nov. 2. Chytil returned six months later in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Hurricanes.

There’s few question marks in a New York Rangers lineup that’s returning nearly all its personnel from last season’s Presidents Trophy-winning squad. One question, though, is whether Filip Chytil can remain healthy and recapture his form of two seasons ago.

Whether it’s next week, next month, Christmas or April, you’re always going to hold your breath when Chytil takes a hit up high.

Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette echoed Chytil’s optimism, saying his return late last season likely set him up for a productive summer.

Filip Chytil missed the majority of last season for the Rangers due to a concussion that he suffered early on in the regular season. Eventually, it took him a very long time to return, and the Rangers decided that he would be shut down, but he did return for a few games in the playoffs, playing on the wing instead of his usual center position.