Gorton: Contracts not factor in use of Chytil, Andersson

Game No. 9 comes Tuesday night for Filip Chytil when the Panthers come to the Garden, but who’s counting? Well, not Jeff Gorton.

“The contract slide hasn’t been a focus of ours,” the Rangers general manager told The Post before Monday’s practice session. “We’re not thinking about Hartford for Filip. We think he’s in the right place.”

Chytil has yet to score a goal while chipping in with a pair of assists in averaging 13:42 of ice time in eight contests. If he plays fewer than 10 NHL games this season, his three-year, entry-level contract would not kick in until next year. That also holds true for Lias Andersson, who was dispatched to the AHL Wolf Pack in training camp’s final cut.

Andersson leads his team with eight points (three goals, five assists) in eight games. The Rangers are keeping watch on the 2017 seventh-overall selection, but management doesn’t seem on the verge of re- calling the center. Again, though, the contract slide is not an issue.

“Lias is playing well,” Gorton said. “At this point, we want him in a place where he’s playing major minutes in all situations. He’s getting about 20 [minutes] a night there. I wouldn’t be comfortable with him getting seven or eight minutes a night here.

“As the year goes on, certainly it’s something we’ll be monitoring.”

Fredrik Claesson, who had been impressive in four games on the blue line, was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Wednesday, when he suffered an unspecified upper-body injury that will sideline him for two-tothree weeks, according to coach David Quinn.

That opens a roster spot that could be filled by Matt Beleskey once the winger recovers from the shoulder in- jury he sustained during a Sept. 24 bout with Eric Gryba in the preseason.

Beleskey, acquired from the Bruins at last year’s deadline as part of the Rick Nash deal, was a full participant in practice. He said that he felt good, but that he hasn’t hit anyone yet. The Rangers will check his status before deciding whether to bring him on the four-game road trip that commences Thursday.

Quinn on Sunday said he had talked with Tony DeAngelo, set to be a healthy scratch for the seventh time, about what the defenseman needs to do to get in the lineup.

Monday, the coach was asked whether he was talking specifically about things the defenseman needs to show in practice in order to crack the lineup.

“Yes, absolutely,” Quinn said.

Alex Georgiev, who went 1-1 in two weekend starts for the Wolf Pack, was recalled Monday and will be in nets against the Panthers (1-2-3) on Tuesday.