The Carolina Hurricanes got a mixed update on Friday, with Taylor Hall moved to week-to-week because of an upper-body injury while Seth Jarvis appears to be edging closer to a return.
Rod Brind’Amour said Hall will miss time after getting hurt in Tuesday’s 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals. Hall played just 4:17, skated in eight shifts during the first period and did not come back. After the game, Brind’Amour said “That doesn’t look good either,” when asked about Hall, though he did not say exactly what happened or when the injury occurred.
Hall has opened the season with three goals and five points in eight games. The 34-year-old is in his first season with Carolina after arriving from the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-team deal during the 2024-25 campaign. He was a major postseason piece last spring, putting up seven goals and 19 points in 19 playoff games as the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup title.
Jarvis, meanwhile, is moving in the right direction after offseason shoulder surgery in June. The 24-year-old took a notable step earlier in October when he dropped the non-contact jersey in practice for the first time, and he is now set to travel with the team.
“It’s probably the biggest step I’ve had so far, getting out of that, being able to take contact now,” Jarvis told reporters after the team’s skate before hosting Vancouver on Thursday night. “Now it’s just a matter of getting comfortable, making sure it’s ready to go.”
Jarvis told The Associated Press in late September that he hoped to be back for Carolina’s two-game trip to Finland against Seattle on Nov. 12 and 14, though he also floated the possibility of returning by the end of October.
The fifth-year forward scored 32 goals and totaled 66 points in 71 games last season.
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