This is VERY Good News for the Hurricanes... | Carolina Hurricanes Update

This is very good news for the Hurricanes as we've been waiting for this for months to happen and finally it looks like the night is here, a big return for the Hurricanes facing one of the best teams in the Western Conference in the entire league. This is super exciting, this is great to hear and the Hurricanes now have a chance to really show the league why they're the best welcome to Hurricanes Digest I'm Jeff Testanero I invite you all to like share comment and subscribe we're over 25 we're with 2503 as of this recording let's get to 26 the push to three begins i appreciate all of you for jumping on board and hitting that subscribe button also reminder we're over on the socials we're over on X at Canes Digest click follow for more over there as well you'll be glad you did the Carolina Hurricanes enter Edmonton one of the not only one of the best teams in the league but they are also eight two and one after beating Vancouver six to three two goals from Delorier two goals from Ehlers two goals from Stank two goals from those guys led the way i love saying Delorier two goals that makes me really really happy Edmonton is seven one and one with only one regulation loss heading in tonight's matchup so this is 100% a battle of the big boys on both conferences this potentially i'm gonna say it i'm gonna say it potentially could be a Stanley Cup final preview maybe maybe maybe maybe we'll see Carolina has 17 points Edmonton has 15 two strong starts they meet at Rogers Place the test can Carolina carry its shared scoring into tougher defensive assignments McDavid enters the game 26 points nine games Bouchard adds another threat with 18 points you know they got to limit space um that's what they have to emphasize um avoiding turnovers and let Edmonton attack before the Hurricanes get organized they have to slow the Edmonton Oilers offense down they can't be caught off guard uh there's no doubt that the Hurricanes have one of the best defensive cores in the entire league so shutting down the usually fast Edmonton offense led by um what's his name McDavid I forget his name Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl is going to be the task tonight Oilers went without a goal through his first eight games three goals in his last three eight points through 11 games his recent production gives Carolina another scoring threat as Jarvis approaches his return um keeping Ehlers involved and his uh as his confidence builds builds Ehlers has been though did start a little slow last year ended up being um absolutely phenomenal um lightning in a bottle really if if you will the dude is his forechecking and back checking are just absolutely out of sight Jarvis's return could deepen the offense without requiring changes to every productive contribution um scoring depth matters as the main transition um against a team like Edmonton McDavid's opportunities remain central to tonight's um challenge for the Carolina Hurricanes you ready for this i'm excited because jarvis was activated yesterday following off-season shoulder surgery um he expressed excitement about getting back after the work he put into recovery official preview says he seems set to return um you know got distinguished activation from final lineup confirmation but he did you know work out yesterday on the third line with Martinuk he did take a lot of reps with power play two so why would they put him on power play two I know they recalled Skyler Brendamore and they sent Nadeau back to Chicago but I'm just saying I'm just saying I'm just saying I'm not Couldn't jump the gun until game time when the lineup comes out, but I'm just going to say that Jarvis is going to come back. Jarvis scored 32 in each of the last two seasons. He led Carolina in goals both seasons. Potential return restores a proven finisher through timing and conditioning. Remains things to watch, especially with Stahl, Hall, and Janko out. It's kind of hurting. so having Seth back would be a welcome change. Not that they're not playing well. They're playing great, but, you know, it happens. Where was I? Oh, yeah, Carolina with Jarvis. Last season, Carolina went 48-17-6 with Jarvis available, but 5-5-1 without him. 11-game absence sample. Another lineup change. An opponent also matters. You know, the importance of having him when he contributes as opposed to not having him is tough. Having him on the ice when he's not contributing. I know he contributes a lot. I'm not crapping on Jarvis, but he had a rough go of it towards the end of the season in the playoffs. Picked it up, being paired with Marty Party. He's going to pick it up. He's going to be good. They moved Marty Party over to line one. They moved him to three in the playoffs with Jordo and Ehlers. So, you never know what's going to happen when Jarvis returns. He's going to light up the world. That was his practice. Martinuk, Kokaniemi, and Jarvis together. Martinuk moves back to the wing. Unger Sorum moves to center. One return can help several players settle into different roles. There are practice combinations subject to final game decision. There's all that involved, as we knew with Svechnikov's injury last year. but he wouldn't be taking up some power play too if Rod wasn't really seriously considering it uh Kokaniemi's shot volume has increased dramatically Jarvis could give him another finishing option and someone who draws defensive action I'll watch whether the line sustains possessions and creates chances um you can't really judge it by goals the chances gotta come for the goals to go in the net Jarvis does bury it really well he's used to aho setting him up but Jarvis does also create a lot of chances his presence on the ice really draws a lot of attention so that might help a guy like Kokaniemi regain even more balance Jarvis practice with the second power play unit like I've mentioned before he adds a scoring option to another part of the lineup you've got to watch some deployment the workload you know he returns we're not going to assume of immediate immediate full assignment um all the minutes he's used to but just getting him out there is a big difference Martinuk's practice uh moved back to wing another you know consequence of the reshuffle his pressure and puck retrieval could complement Kokaniemi and Jarvis um the fit you know it's great it's not a guaranteed outcome it's something that she needs to be examined but they're the Carolina Hurricanes they can pretty much play wherever they're put um Jarvis has been activated he has been moved to full-time duty whether he plays tonight or not is another story um i'm telling you he's gonna play tonight um so when he doesn't please don't crucify me but when he does i can come on here and say god i'm the smartest guy in the world um skyler i believe is there just for insurance or whatever not sure what anyway they did um so i'm really excited to see seth jarvis on the uh ice tonight jarvis averaged 0.4 points across eight previous edmonton meetings um below his roughly 0.9 points per game last season historical context yeah not a forecast of what he will do um different season different combinations different circumstances his return could help the lineup even if he doesn't immediately score i don't expect him to be the scorer but if he scores the first goal of the game i will lose my absolute mind bussy bussy would be in line if carolina does continue its rotation they did have a day off between vancouver and edmonton um there was no confirmed starter bussy made more than 30 saves in the calgary loss it was a tough loss he didn't deserve the loss but they took the loss anyway calgary just came out ready to freaking rock kachekov is six and zero after his win in vancouver um there should be a final announcement coming up relatively soon when it does i will jump in and let you know carolina's current card shows 22.7 percent power play 89.2 percent penalty kill Jarvis is a broken power play two gives that unit another potential option the discipline matters against Edmonton you need to be disciplined against Edmonton because we as we all know they're going to make you pay puck drop is tonight Rogers Place Edmonton Alberta Canada look on the map if you're kind of confused as to where that is but you should it's Edmonton um tonight 9 p.m eastern time um you can watch on the Hurricanes Hockey Network or Prime Video uh if you so care um you know there's also the Hurricanes app to follow i'll be jumping around on my X over there at Canes Digest so go ahead do that um which factor do you think decides it Jarvis is deepening the scoring Carolina limiting McDavid special team swing the result the roster changes could also give something to watch in Chicago this weekend i said it we're gonna talk about it Chicago Wolves hockey baby gotta love our system um the Wolves to host Milwaukee Saturday at Allstate Arena starts at 8 p.m um you can stream it on AHL TV on Flow Hockey i usually watch on Flow Hockey i would love to go out and watch a Wolves game if somebody in the Wolves office wants to you know maybe head me out there that'd be great i would love to watch Chicago Wolves hockey seen them before i saw them play last season yeah you want to go watch Chicago Wolves hockey um chicago is two and four after sweeping out Iowa um they won sunday's game three to two um Schwenko made 28 saves. Watch how the Wolves adjust after Brendan Moore's recall and Nadeau comes home. Nadeau's availability and deployment not 100%. I can't imagine they're not going to play Bradley Nadeau Saturday against Milwaukee. They have a home-to-home at Milwaukee Sunday. They'll be back in Milwaukee with the Admirals. That should be really, really interesting. Skyler Brendan Moore was quoted. We had confidence in our room even after our 0-4 start. Two wins give Chicago momentum heading into the Milwaukee matchup, especially with Bradley Nadeau coming back into the lineup. They'll pick up the pace. That'd be great. So that's Chicago, Milwaukee, Saturday night, going to be super duper exciting. Super duper excited for Seth Jarvis. I'm telling you, he's going to play tonight. If he's not, don't crucify me. When you're right 99% of the time, you've got to be wrong that 1%. But I'm right, because I'm always right. If anything else comes down, I'll be the first to let you know as soon as the lineup maybe drops. It usually drops around puck drop, which is 9 p.m. tonight. So, yeah, if anything else comes down, I'll be the first to let you know. Until then, for Hurricanes Digest, I'm Jeff Testanaro. Let's go, Canes. Jarvis, come back, baby.