![]() Jarvis, 21, said it's been eye-opening to see the fire in a player who turned 38 earlier this month. "Knew he was a great player, but just to see how he prepares and his willingness to get better every day … it's all about winning." Acquired from the San Jose Sharks in the off-season, the veteran defenceman has been a breath of fresh air since landing in Raleigh, N.C. One player who's arrived better than advertised is Brent Burns. "We need everyone to try and be the best versions of themselves." We don't need anyone trying to go out and be (Svechnikov). ![]() "Everyone kinda gets bumped around," Jarvis said of the lineup machinations. "We're going to continue to do well because we're such a tight group."īut while Carolina has managed Pacioretty's absence all season, the loss of Svechnikov presents a different challenge because there's no chance of any help coming with the NHL trade deadline having passed. "We've done a good job of not only building as a team chemistry-wise, but dealing with adversity," he said. Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis said the group is well-situated to deal with the subtractions. Would have been two huge pieces for us, but they're not here." The only people we feel sorry for are the guys that are missing. "It's kind of a by-committee group anyway, and certainly has to be now. "Keep trying to pick the pieces up," Brind'Amour said. He returned from surgery on his damaged right tendon in early January, but suffered a second tear just two weeks later.Ĭarolina then lost another star forward in Andrei Svechnikov when he was diagnosed with a season-ending knee injury earlier this month. Off-season acquisition Max Pacioretty has missed almost the entire campaign with a pair of Achilles injuries. The Hurricanes beat the hard-charging New York Rangers - another division foe - 3-2 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, while the Devils fell 2-1 in overtime to the Minnesota Wild at home.Ĭarolina cracked the 100-point mark with the victory to sit two up on New Jersey with a pair of games in hand.Īnd if the Hurricanes do manage to finish atop the Metro, they'll have done it without a couple of key pieces for long stretches. "It's definitely been a stressful year that way because you feel like you have to win every night. "We can't afford to lose a game because New Jersey's not losing," Brind'Amour, the team's head coach, said recently. Given the razor-thin margins in the battle for this season's Metropolitan Division crown, that's unlikely to be the case.Ĭarolina has been in a back-and-forth battle with the New Jersey Devils in an arduous sprint that could come down to the schedule's final week in mid-April. Rod Brind'Amour wouldn't mind seeing his Carolina Hurricanes coast into the playoffs.
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