What Martin Necas’s Re-Sign with the Carolina Hurricanes Means for Seth Jarvis
From his records, it’s difficult to discern that Seth Jarvis missed much of the previous season due to a ruptured labrum and rotator cuff in his right shoulder. To make matters more confusing is the fractured finger he sustained in the opening round of the playoffs. It goes without saying that when your shoulder is in danger of slipping in and out, it is challenging to endure all the physicality and perform at a high level. or attempting to shoot with a fractured finger that is numb via stickhandling. Whether or not he was healthy, the Carolina Hurricanes forward had a breakout season last year, scoring points at a high rate. The 22-year-old RFA is still awaiting a new deal, despite this. While the Minnesota Wild signed Brock Faber to an eight-year contract extension on Monday after he impressed them sufficiently in one complete season, Jarvis, who is three seasons into his NHL career, is still waiting for the ideal terms to re-sign with the Hurricanes after his entry-level contract expired. Additionally, Jarvis is the lone remaining RFA that the team has to re-sign after Carolina settled on a two-year contract worth $6.5 million annually, avoiding an arbitration hearing with RFA forward Martin Necas. Prior to the summer, many had assumed Martin Necas would be traded, but he is back in Raleigh on a
With 33 goals and 18% of his 176 shots last season, Jarvis almost doubled his previous career high of 17 goals established in his debut year. Together with these stats, he set career highs in terms of plus-minus (plus-23), assists (34), points (67), average ice time (18:45 per game), game-winning goals (9) and more. With nine points in 11 games throughout the playoffs, he almost reached a point per game total. In spite of the shoulder injury he sustained on November 15, 2023, during a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, he led the Hurricanes in takeaways with 43, had 115 hits, and 52 blocked shots. As the NHL’s best defensive forward, he came in third place behind Jordan Staal and three ahead of Hurricanes teammate Sebastian Aho in the vote for the Selke Trophy. Given this, it appears possible that Jarvis may receive a higher cap hit than what is now offered.
On July 18, Raleigh radio personality Adam Gold made the suggestion that the player and the organization would prefer an eight-year contract, with a potential cap charge of more than $8 million. Ryan Henkel, the Hurricanes site editor at Hockey News, had a similar opinion. Now that Jarvis is back, the organization doesn’t have to add another player before the arbitration hearing. “It will be completed eventually,” reporters were informed by Eric Tulsky on July 18. “He wants to stay here indefinitely. We hope he stays here indefinitely. All we need to do is decide on the appropriate amount.” The Hurricanes don’t worry about whether Jarvis will be around for the long run, according to Tulksy, who is currently enjoying his off-season as general manager. However, there was still some ambiguity at the moment over what deal or contracts would bring him there.
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