Metropolitan Notes: Chytil, Romanov, Devils, Jarvis

Yesterday at 10:00 PM

It appears to be good news on the injury front for Rangers center Filip Chytil.  After being held back from their road trip amid concerns of a possible concussion, ESPN's Emily Kaplan relays that the 25-year-old has been cleared to join the team and will catch up with them in Calgary.  However, that shouldn't be viewed as Chytil being cleared to play as he's still listed as day-to-day.  Chytil is off to a good start this season for New York, notching four goals and five assists in 15 contests despite averaging just 13:40 of playing time per game, his lowest ATOI since his rookie season.

More from the Metropolitan:

• The Islanders announced (Twitter link) that blueliner Alexander Romanov was cleared to return for tonight's game against Calgary. Originally diagnosed as out day-to-day with an upper-body injury, the 24-year-old has only played once in the last three weeks, sitting for more than two after trying to return early.  He's a welcome addition to a back end that's also missing Adam Pelech and Mike Reilly.  Romanov has two assists in eight games so far this season with a career-high ATOI of 21:37.
• Devils winger Timo Meier (back spasms) and defenseman Brett Pesce (maintenance day) didn't take part in practice today, relays James Nichols of New Jersey Hockey Now. However, both players aren't expected to miss any time.  Meanwhile, winger Nathan Bastian returned to practice despite being moved to injured reserve yesterday.  He has missed close to three weeks due to a fractured jaw but while he's now back on the ice, he's not quite ready to return to the lineup just yet.
• While Hurricanes winger Seth Jarvis skated today in a non-contact jersey, he is listed as doubtful for Wednesday's game against Philadelphia, relays team reporter Walt Ruff (Twitter link). The 22-year-old is dealing with an upper-body injury and was moved to injured reserve retroactive to last week, meaning he can be activated as soon as he gets the green light to return.  Jarvis is off to a solid start to his season with four goals and seven assists in 13 games before sustaining the injury.