Hurricanes update Seth Jarvis’ injury status. Could Canes’ forward play Saturday?
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- Hurricanes assess Seth Jarvis after left-foot puck hits; coach calls injury not dire
- Jarvis leads team with seven goals and 11 points; availability for Bruins uncertain
- Canes recall three defensemen and promote Bradly Nadeau amid depth and injuries
Seth Jarvis wasn’t on the ice very long Friday, but long enough.
The Carolina Hurricanes forward was injured in Thursday’s game against the New York Islanders, twice being hit by pucks on his left foot. After the second, he could not put weight on the left leg and had to be helped off the Lenovo Center ice by trainer Doug Bennett.
Canes coach Rod Brind’Amour said after the 6-2 win that Jarvis’ injury “did not look great.”
But Jarvis, dressed in a red hoodie, came out on the ice Friday at Invisalign Arena before the Canes’ optional skate, and Brind’Amour did not rule out Jarvis being able to play Saturday in the team’s road game against the Boston Bruins.
“I think he’ll be all right,” Brind’Amour said. “I think we dodged a bullet there. I’m not sure of his availability for (Saturday) but I think he should be able to go. He’s still not a hundred percent.”
In the third period, Jarvis stuck out his left foot and blocked a Kyle Palmieri shot on the inside near his left ankle that had fans loudly groaning at the Lenovo Center and Jarvis down in pain. Some worst-case fears were he might have suffered a broken ankle, which might sideline him for a few months.
“The way things have been going … I don’t know for sure how he’s going to come out of this, but it was better than I thought,” Brind’Amour said.
Jarvis leads the team with seven goals, and is tied with Sebastian Aho for the team lead with 11 points. He became the first player in NHL history to have four game-winning goals in a team’s first five games of a season.
Hurricanes injuries keep coming
The Hurricanes (7-3-0) have had a string of early season injuries. Defensemen Jaccob Slavin, K’Andre Miller and more recently Shayne Gostisbehere have missed games with lower-body injuries, as have forwards William Carrier (lower body) and Eric Robinson (upper body).
Miller skated with assistant coach Tim Gleason before Friday’s optional skate, and Carrier also was on the ice getting in some individual work.
On Miller’s situation, Brind’Amour said his return at this point was dependent on how the player feels, saying, “I hope it’s not too much longer.”
Hurricanes activate goalie
Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov, who has not played this season as he dealt with a lower-body issue, might be available for the Bruins game, Brind’Amour said. Friday afternoon, the Hurricanes announced the Russian goalie was removed from injured reserve. Miller was added to the IR list, retroactive to Oct. 20.
With the run of injuries on the back end, the Canes have recalled defensemen Joel Nystrom, Charles Alexis Legault and Domenick Fensore from the Chicago Wolves. Forward Bradly Nadeau, recalled from Chicago after the injuries to Carrier and Robinson, scored his first NHL goal Thursday.
“They have done their job, they have done what I expected and more so,” Brind’Amour said. “They’re giving us everything they can, and they’re learning on the fly. It’s not ideal, but they’re doing everything they can.”
