The Carolina Hurricanes are gearing up to begin their Stanley Cup title defense in the 2026-27 season.
NHL training camp is beginning shortly, and the Hurricanes have received a piece of injury news regarding star forward Seth Jarvis, who is likely to miss a chunk of time.
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Seth Jarvis Expected to Miss Start of 2026-27 Season
GettyLAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 14: Seth Jarvis #24 of the Carolina Hurricanes holds the Stanley Cup following the win against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Six of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Seth Jarvis battled injuries during the Hurricanes’ remarkable Stanley Cup playoff run this past summer, but getting a taste of Lord Stanley always comes at a cost, and for the Hurricanes, it’s being without Jarvis for a period of time to start the season.
Per sports doctor Darren McConaghy, Seth Jarvis has successfully undergone shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, but will likely be out to start the new campaign.
McConaghy wrote (via X.com) on Thursday, August 27:
Carolina Hurricanes update: Seth Jarvis underwent surgery to repair a torn shoulder labrum and rotator cuff sustained during the 2023-2024 season. The team said recovery is probably four to six months and expects him likely unavailable at the start of 2026-27.
Weird that the Canes are just now addressing an injury sustained three years ago, but they clearly want their star goal scorer to be as healthy as possible into the later months of the upcoming season.
Hurricanes.com writer Peter Dewar also added what Canes GM Eric Tulsky said about the Javis injury:
“Shoulders are tough. Once it goes, you can keep aggravating it and limit what you can do… Eventually, it needs to be repaired,” said Tulsky. “You can strengthen it and try to get through it, and he did that for a while. Last year, we had a deep run — if we had missed the playoffs last year, he probably would have had this last summer, I would guess. 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.”
Will Seth Jarvis’s Absence Affect the Hurricanes?
GettyLAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 14: Carter Hart #79 of the Vegas Golden Knights blocks a shot by Seth Jarvis #24 of the Carolina Hurricanes as Brayden McNabb #3 and Brett Howden #21 of the Golden Knights defend in the third period of Game Six of the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Hurricanes defeated the Golden Knights 3-0 to win the series four games to two. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
This is the million-dollar question.
Seth Jarvis is a vital piece of the Hurricanes’ offense, but Carolina is loaded in their front six, so his absence may not affect the Hurricanes as much as other NHL teams.
In five years with Carolina, Seth Jarvis has 279 points (128 goals, 151 assists) across 375 games played.
He has taken strides in each season he’s played in, and Jarvis topped it off with a memorable 2025-26 Stanley Cup playoff run, which included an OT winner against the Vegas Golden Knights. In 2025, Jarvis scored 32 goals and assisted on another 34 goals for 66 points in 71 GP.
So, only time will tell how the Jarvis injury will impact the Canes, and it’s also dependent on how long he is away from the team, but the Hurricanes will want to be very careful with this shoulder issue.
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