Filip Chytil has struggled mightily to stay healthy throughout his career — but the Vancouver Canucks forward provided an overwhelmingly positive update at the NHL player media tour in Europe earlier this week.

“I feel great, and hopefully it’s gonna be like this for a lot of years,” Chytil told reporters, including The Athletic's Michael Russo. “I feel ready for camp. Professionally, yeah, I couldn’t play. I was off the ice, and I couldn’t do what I love, and personally, it was harder for probably people around me — for my wife and for the family — because I know how I feel, but they don’t know that, and they don’t see me on the ice.”

The 25-year-old added: “The good days were switching to bad days. But my family was always there for me, supporting me, and they were hoping that I’ll

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