,
2008 playoffs After his first professional season in his native Russia, with
SKA Saint Petersburg in the then
Russian Superleague (RSL) in the 2000–01 season, Tyutin impressed as a rookie as was selected by the Rangers in the
2001 NHL entry draft. On the back of his selection, Tyutin opted to return to the junior level and play one major junior
CHL season with the
Guelph Storm of the
Ontario Hockey League. In the
2001–02 season with the Storm, Tyutin was a standout on the blueline, earning rookie of the month honours in November and leading the club amongst defenseman in scoring with 59 points in just 53 games to earn selection to the OHL and CHL All-Rookie Teams. After one season in the OHL, Tyutin opted to return to continue his development in the Russian Superleague with Saint Petersburg and later
Ak Bars Kazan.
New York Rangers (2003–2008) Tyutin started his
North American professional career with the
Hartford Wolf Pack, the
American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the
New York Rangers at the start of the
2003–04 season. Tyutin made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers on 12 February 2004 against the
Philadelphia Flyers. He recorded his first point four days later with an assist in a game against the
Ottawa Senators. Nearly a month later, on 13 March 2004, Tyutin scored his first NHL goal, an extremely rare 3-5 shorthanded goal, against
Roberto Luongo of the
Florida Panthers. On 21 March 2004, he had his first multi-point game with two assists against the
Pittsburgh Penguins. He began the
2004–05 season, during the
NHL lockout, with the Hartford Wolfpack. In 13 games, he tallied two goals, one assist, and ten penalty minutes. After his brief stint with the Wolfpack, Tyutin returned to Russia to play in the
Russian Superleague (RSL) for his old team,
SKA Saint Petersburg. Tyutin rejoined the Rangers for the start of the
2005–06 NHL season, he skated in 77 games with the Rangers, registering six goals and 19 assists for 25 points, along with 58 penalty minutes. Among team defensemen, he ranked first in power play goals (four), tied for first in goals (six) and was second in scoring with 25 points. On 2 August 2006, Tyutin signed a two-year contract extension with the New York Rangers. On 17 February 2008, Tyutin signed a four-year contract extension with the Rangers worth $11.375 million.
Columbus Blue Jackets (2008–2016) In the immediate off-season, on 2 July 2008, Tyutin was traded with
Christian Bäckman to the
Columbus Blue Jackets for
Nikolai Zherdev and
Dan Fritsche. He scored nine goals as well as adding 25 assists in his first season in Columbus. On 31 August 2011, Tyutin signed a six-year contract extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets worth $27 million. During the
2012–13 NHL lockout, Tyutin played for
Atlant Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League. After playing 8 seasons with the Blue Jackets, on 29 June 2016, the Blue Jackets bought out the remaining two-years of Tyutin's contract in order to clear salary cap space, as the team was pressed against the cap ceiling. He immediately became a free agent.
Colorado Avalanche (2016–2017) On 1 July 2016, Tyutin was quickly signed on the opening day of free agency, agreeing to a one-year, $2 million contract to add a veteran presence for the
Colorado Avalanche. Signed with the intention of mentoring and playing alongside young countryman
Nikita Zadorov, Tyutin began the
2016–17 season making his Avalanche debut in a 6–5 opening night victory over the
Dallas Stars on 15 October 2016. He collected his first goal for the club, in a 3–1 defeat to the
Florida Panthers on 16 December 2016. ==Post-playing career==