Peter Laviolette issues a troubling update regarding Filip Chytil's unfortunate injury

Filip Chytil is out of the lineup, on a road trip that is critical, it'll start Sunday in Seattle.

Chytil won't be available, as he is suffering from an "upper-body injury according to reports.

With news of this injury, it's hard to speculate what the next steps are for the Czech-born forward. And given his injury history, if things go awry it could turn out bad for the Rangers and Chytil if it turns out to be serious.

With no updates, we're here twiddling our thumbs figuring out how to discern a situation, through an opaque lens.

The Rangers defeated one offensively weak, lowest-scoring team in the NHL, for a cheap 2 points. It's nothing to celebrate, while one of the team's key pieces is once again out of the lineup.

They'll have to contend with Calgary, Seattle, Edmonton, and Vancouver on this Western Road trip. Two of those four teams, the Rangers will have to be on their A-game against, namely the Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid.

While Mika Zibanejad has been healthy, the Rangers 3rd-Line has been one of the best lines for the team.

Not to mention, they are statistic darlings, if you check out websites like Natural Stat Trick or Money Puck.

The Rangers need to consider options to replace the production of Chytil and quickly, while he's out tending to his injury.