Taylor Hall Hits the Shelf, But Seth Jarvis is Ready to Save the Hurricanes' Road Trip

The Carolina Hurricanes are currently running a medical ward that doubles as a first-place hockey team. Daily Faceoff reports that veteran winger Taylor Hall is officially week-to-week with an upper-body injury, but 24-year-old star Seth Jarvis is packing his bags for the team's upcoming road trip.

Swapping one top-six forward for another is a wild luxury for a team already missing its captain. Hall left Tuesday’s 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals in the second period, pausing his march to 1,000 career games just three nights short of the milestone.

"Rod Brind'Amour called Hall's status a 'week-to-week situation.'"

Losing Hall should be a massive problem. He was a machine during Carolina's Stanley Cup run last spring, dropping 19 points in 19 playoff games, and he already had five points through eight games this season.

But the hockey gods are apparently terrified of Rod Brind'Amour, so Jarvis is stepping right back into the spotlight. The kid underwent surgery in June to fix a torn labrum and rotator cuff, meaning he basically scored 32 goals and 66 points last year with a shoulder held together by athletic tape and pure spite.

For anyone trying to handicap the Metropolitan Division, the Hurricanes are an absolute nightmare to fade. They are sitting at 6-1-1 and riding a six-game win streak while missing Hall, Jarvis, and Jordan Staal. Betting against a team that just plugs AHL call-ups into a Stanley Cup lineup and keeps winning is a great way to light your money on fire.

Carolina kicks off a five-game road swing this Saturday against the Winnipeg Jets. Jarvis still needs official medical clearance to play, but making his season debut in his hometown would be the exact kind of cinematic timing this franchise thrives on right now.