The Carolina Hurricanes retired Eric Staal's number 12 in a ceremony Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Well it looks like Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour is giving rookie Jackson Blake a shot to make his mark as he's seemingly been moved up to the team's top line before Carolina's Friday night match against the Vegas Golden Knights. During pre-game warmups, the Hurricanes were lined up differently than how they had practiced earlier in the day. Blake, 21, has primarily skated on the Canes' fourth line, averaging 11:44 per game, but the rookie has nine goals and 13 points in 45 games, including five game-winning goals. He's shown great offensive instincts and has had a habit of winning his fair share of puck battles, so it was only a matter of time before the rookie got a bigger shot to prove himself. Now he will alongside Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov. Other lineup changes included moving Jack Roslovic, who leads the team in goals (17) and has played a lot on the top line, down to the fourth line and Seth Jarvis on the wing of Jordan Staal and Jordan Martinook. Here's how Carolina will line up against Vegas: Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Jackson Blake Eric Robinson - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis Juha Jaaska - Jack Drury - Jack Roslovic Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker Pyotr Kochetkov Frederik Andersen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjEyMTgyOTk5MDg3NzIwMDY0/google-news.png] Stay updated with the most interesting Carolina Hurricanes stories, analysis, breaking news and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google New [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwmeDfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen]
