Carolina Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis has gone under the knife for shoulder surgery and will likely be sidelined when next season tips off, the defending Stanley Cup champions’ general manager Eric Tulsky announced late Friday.
The 24-year-old Jarvis paced the Hurricanes with 32 goals during the regular season, but the shoulder issue actually dates back to the 2023-24 campaign. Tulsky told reporters after the first round of the NHL draft that Jarvis faces a recovery window of “probably four to six months.”
The surgery addressed a torn labrum and rotator cuff — an injury that Jarvis had been managing for years while Carolina made extended playoff runs. He also suited up for Team Canada in international play during that stretch.
Tulsky explained the long delay in getting the surgery done: “Shoulders are tough. Once it goes, you can keep aggravating it and limit what you can do… Eventually, it needs to be repaired. You can strengthen it and try to get through it, and he did that for a while.”
The general manager added that timing played a major role in the decision to wait. “Last year, we had a deep run (Eastern Conference finals) — if we had missed the playoffs last year, he probably would have had this last summer, I would guess,” Tulsky said. “But we had a deep run, and he started looking at the timeline and didn’t want to miss a big chunk of the season. Then we got to this year and had another deep run, and at some point, you just need to do it. You can’t be limited for the rest of your career. You start thinking, ‘Maybe we’re going to have deep runs every year,’ just bite the bullet and get it done.”
Over 71 regular-season games this past year, Jarvis put up 66 points — 32 goals and 34 assists — along with a plus-6 rating, 23 penalty minutes, 27 blocked shots, and 81 hits. In the postseason, he contributed 11 points (four goals, seven assists) and a plus-3 rating across 19 games as Carolina advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, where the team beat the Vegas Golden Knights in six games.
Through his career, Jarvis has accumulated 279 points (128 goals, 151 assists), a plus-62 rating, 83 penalty minutes, 199 blocks, and 431 hits in 327 regular-season contests. He has also posted 54 points (23 goals, 31 assists) in 74 career playoff games. Carolina originally selected him 13th overall in the first round of the 2020 NHL Draft.
Tulsky also disclosed that forward Eric Robinson, 31, underwent a knee procedure but is anticipated to return within six to eight weeks — putting him on track to be ready for training camp in September. Robinson had a solid regular season with 18 points (12 goals, six assists), a plus-7 rating, and 90 hits across 67 games, then added eight points and 43 hits in 19 playoff outings. Over his career spanning stints with the Columbus Blue Jackets (2017-24), Buffalo Sabres (2024), and Hurricanes (2024-present), Robinson has tallied 141 points in 455 regular-season games.
