Leading scorer Seth Jarvis sidelined indefinitely after a brutal collision. The Hurricanes face a significant challenge without their offensive spark.
The Carolina Hurricanes are preparing to be without leading goal scorer and star forward Seth Jarvis for the foreseeable future after the 23-year-old left Friday night's game against the Florida Panthers due to injury.
As Jarvis was coming down the wing with speed in overtime, Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues tripped him, causing the Canes winger to slam hard into the Florida net.
He was down on the ice for a while after that and eventually got up under his own power but went straight to the locker room.
Jarvis would not return to the game and afterwards, Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour stated that the injury "wasn't good" and that Jarvis would be "out for a while."
No call was made on the trip.
It's a massive blow for both the team, as Jarvis was the Canes' leading goal scorer (19), and for Jarvis himself as his career year had him on the verge of qualifying for the Canadian Olympic team.
The Hurricanes will just need to hold faith that the injury isn't as bad as it seems and that Jarvis can recover quickly, else it may be a tough stretch without him.
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