Hurricanes winger Seth Jarvis remains unsigned, a situation that several key forwards coming off their entry-level deals currently find themselves in. Despite that, Luke DeCock of the Raleigh News & Observer suggests that the likelier outcome remains that a long-term agreement will get done instead of the sides pivoting to a short-term bridge agreement. A long-term pact for the 22-year-old should fall between the $7MM and $8MM per season range. DeCock notes that Andrei Svechnikov’s $7.75MM contract could be viewed as the ceiling for a player signing long-term coming off his entry-level agreement which could be part of the reason it’s not done yet if Jarvis’ camp is seeking more than that. Jarvis had a career-best 33 goals and 34 assists in 81 games last season (ranking second on the team in points) while adding nine points in their 11 playoff contests.
More from the Metropolitan:
- Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary has been named to Slovakia’s roster for the upcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournament but he might not be able to suit up after all. The 24-year-old indicated to NHL.com’s Nick Cotsonika (Twitter link) that he’s dealing with a minor injury and that while he’d like to play in the tournament which begins in less than a week, he and the team are in agreement that if he’s not fully healthy by the start, he shouldn’t play. Fehervary had 16 points in 66 games for Washington last season while picking up 188 hits and 109 blocked shots in 19:38 per night and projects to have a big role on their back again once again in 2024-25.
- With the Penguins adding some extra forward depth over the summer, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette suggests that winger Valtteri Puustinen is no lock to make Pittsburgh’s roster in training camp. The 25-year-old became an NHL regular in December and picked up 20 points in 52 games after that, a respectable point total considering he averaged less than 12 minutes a game. Signed for two years at the league minimum, Puustinen could be an intriguing potential waiver claim should he not break camp with Pittsburgh.
I think if the Penguins put Puustinen on waivers they’ll regret it
Puustinen should be the RW on the Third Line. I don’t see a scenario where he isn’t, especially with the Penguins likely to trade one or both of Eller and Acciari.