This is EVEN BETTER Than We Expected...| Carolina Hurricanes Update

Another big injury has hit the Carolina Hurricanes, and while this would confuse and discombobulate other teams, the Hurricanes are super set up for success and received a promising update concerning a massive producer on the Hurricanes roster. The Hurricanes are set up for success despite all the injuries. Will it last and when will Jarvis be back? Welcome to Hurricanes Digest, I'm Jeff Testinero. I invite you all to like share comment and subscribe, click the notification button when you do subscribe this way when I come at you, you know it firsthand also we're over on our socials, we're over on X at Canes Digest, click follow for more over there as well because there's a lot coming at you. The road trips coming up, got three men down but promising update concerning Seth Jarvis, he's getting closer according to Rod Brind'Amour, Walt Ruff shared the coach's pre-game update to Trip Tracy, there is a timeline there, I know it's close but he also said it's certainly not within a game or two, we wouldn't expect that he so he won't be out in Winnipeg but he probably will be because that's his hometown, here's the progression Jarvis was back in a regular practice jersey on October 8th now we have this encouraging update from Brind'Amour however it carries a non-confirmed return game, they're not rushing him back which is smart Jarvis explained the next step himself and I quote, "now it's just a matter of getting comfortable" and making sure it's ready to go taking contact is progress, not there yet but taking contact is progress, feeling ready for game action is another step. Last season Carolina went 48-17-6 with Jarvis and 5-5-1 without him, that shows the context although it doesn't prove he alone caused that difference Brind'Amour's early explanation was pretty straightforward in a very broad type of way it's a good sign there's a timeline so we just need to follow that leaves two questions leaves two questions who earns the available minutes now and when will carolina confirm that seth jarvis is available we'll um who knows you know he uh he'll be back when he's back he'll be ready when he's ready they're winning games so there's no rush in but losing taylor hall might push that forward i'm gonna start with some established combinations uh jarvis Aho Svech controlled 63.2 percent of the face-offs one that's pretty big um 63.2 percent of shot attempts as well across 581 five on five minutes last season that's um that's that's a big that that's a big push that's numbers you can't really sneeze at uh their goal average was narrower 29 26 we all know they have massive production on line one we all know what they can do on line one but Jarvis is down again he'll be back better than ever I have faith in that whoever joins Aho the assignment is up to him to keep attacking recover pucks extend possessions and give him and Svech useful options Jarvis also contributed 21 power play points last season his absence leaves several responsibilities to cover and one replacement doesn't necessarily inherit all of that Svechnikov is another part of that fit the question is who helps the group create constant pressure together my checklist so far is simple and from what I've seen and what we've all seen it's getting checked off but there still is a checklist sustained offensive pressure make useful plays around the net and handle defensive responsibilities jarvis gives us this benchmark the available players now have an opportunity to show to show that they can handle all of that and one guy has been put in there and is actually showing you know he's not jarvis but he's William Carrier I'm a big Carrier fan uh William Carrier has an encouraging start his line with Aho and Svech has controlled 65.3 percent of attempts and led goals six to three throughout 58 minutes his ice time as perspective playing on that line doesn't automatically mean taking on Jarvis's full workload um gotta watch both the assignments and the minutes so far Carrier is getting me the opportunity Carrier is getting a chance to show he can help this combination work he can help this combination work i think those early results justify keeping him on line one if that's what rod looks to do you know um but keep the samples separate 58 minutes this season versus 581 for the jarvis combination last season those percentages cannot establish um you know if he should stay on the line i think he should stay on the line those are big numbers to cover uh nobody's expecting Carrier to be jarvis but what keeps Carrier there useful offensive shifts chances for his line mates and enough consistency consistency to make the next decision harder Aho's hot Aho's white hot Svechnikov's heating up he had two goals including the winner against Washington Carrie is doing his job so far i think he's doing a great job um but can he keep helping Aho's Aho's line succeed can he keep them hot can he keep them moving so far so good but we'll see what happens coming up during their road trip in Canada here's the forward picture to keep watching um this was the lineup against Washington minus Nadeau now that Hall is hurt so here's a projection of what the lineup could look like leading into Winnipeg with Nadeau jumping in now that Hall's hurt you got to move Ehlers up to line two and then fill in from there Kokaniemi and Jankowski onto three to cover Jordan Staal being hurt and Ehlers moving up into Taylor Hall's spot Delorier continues to be in the lineup and now that Jankowski's up on three i would assume project i would project that Bradley Nadeau would fill in in down the middle and Kokaniemi will be up there too on line three um you gotta keep shuffling everybody in Carolina's a next man up type of offense a next man up type of roster they develop down in Chicago very well what Rod will be looking for up in Raleigh just in case something like this happens and we're seeing the just-in-case scenario where i have a lot of faith in this lineup i really do until the wheels fall off which hopefully they don't we're not Florida the wheels aren't going to fall off here Jarvis's season card reminds us what Carolina is waiting to add back his previous projection provides context it doesn't establish his workload immediately after he gets back but Seth Jarvis is going to come flying in Seth Jarvis is Seth Jarvis he's an animal the next available checkpoint is a new team or coach update that's what we're waiting for we don't have a confirmed timeline for that update or a confirmed return game right now don't rush him back it doesn't look like they're rushing him back but having him in a regular practice jersey is a very promising sight until then Carrier continues um if he starts to falter who does rod move up who does he move in um would you keep Carrier besides beside Aho and Svechnikov or give another wing a look let me know in the comments um it's it's tough it's tough to call uh so far everything's working well but that's when they had Taylor Hall they still came back and won the game four to two against Washington they were down at one point they were down when Hall got hurt but everybody came flying in Janko's an animal um an absolute animal and Svech just went off Svech went off I'm convinced that when Hall went down Svechnikov said to himself it's go time and when Svech thinks it's go time Good luck, because he is the best Russian-born player in the NHL. That includes number eight. I've said it before. I'll say it again. Svechnikov went off. He scored the game-winning goal. He set Janko up for the fourth empty net goal. It was awesome to see. So I think William Carrier stays in line one. I think everybody moves up. Like I said, Ehlers in the two to fill in the Hall spot. uh you move Kokaniemi and Jankowski up to three uh Kokaniemi filling in the hole uh the Ehlers leaves behind moving up to two uh Jankowski once again filling in for stall like he did against Washington when they head into Winnipeg which is next on Saturday they head to Winnipeg for what's called the fair circuit up in western Canada um Kokaniemi's been playing decent i mean i'm really glad he remembers how to skate um you know Carolina visits Winnipeg on Saturday um opening the six game trip so everybody moves in the standings show both clubs you know enter this matchup Carolina it's another opportunity to keep a strong start uh to stay in first uh for Winnipeg it's a chance to show they can do it without Connor Hellebuyck uh Carrier has no points in three Winnipeg meetings that's limited history not a prediction about this matchup his recent form is more encouraging four points all assists over his last five games um can he contribute on the road my answer would have to be check he'll be fine hopefully um this shows the recent goalie workload it provides context for the decision but it doesn't confirm Saturday's starters just yet we also have our special teams matchup here special teams another part of the test without Hall, Stahland and Jarvis, it's it's a big part of the test especially when Carolina is managing challenging forward assignments so the next game test Saturday six game road trip begins uh watch the confirmed lines i'll be keeping an eye on that as we move closer uh track the available shifts and what will keep keep going over there uh who earns the top line shifts who do you think i want to go with we stay with what works with Carrier um also got a lot watch how that line creates chances and how the workload is shared you know it's not just Jarvis anymore there's two more out that really produce a lot also reminder if you're in the chicago area let's go wolves wolves versus iowa wild happens on saturday at the all-state arena it's a wolves tober fest german alpine hat giveaway i'm excited for that if anybody in the wolves organization is watching which you should be please get me a hat i really really a hat so saturday will be a test now that Hall's out, possibly moving everybody in. Carrier doing a great job filling in for the injured Seth Jarvis Jarvis potentially coming back sooner rather than later, which would be a great sight. Rod giving positive updates. Jarvis giving positive updates If anything else comes down, I'll be the first to let you know. Until then, for Hurricanes Digest, I'm Jeff Testanero. Let's go Canes. Wolves get a win against Iowa on Saturday.