Carolina Hurricanes to sign Jack Roslovic

The Carolina Hurricanes are making strides in rebuilding their forward core, as several players have recently left the team on the free-agent market. Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports that the organization will be signing forwards Jack Roslovic However, no financial terms of the deal have yet been confirmed.

The Columbus, OH native was originally drafted into the NHL after being selected with the 25th overall pick of the 2015 NHL Draft by the Winnipeg Jets organization. Roslovic spent one year at Miami University (Ohio) before turning professional for the 2016-17 season. Roslovic broke into the organization with 13 goals and 48 points in 65 games as a rookie for the team’s AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose.

After another impressive start to the season in the AHL, Roslovic became a full-time member of the Jets midway through the 2017-18 season. In over 180 games in Winnipeg, Roslovic scored 26 goals and 67 points while playing in a middle-six role before the team transferred his signing rights to his hometown Columbus Blue Jackets in the deal that Pierre-Luc Dubois to Winnipeg.

Roslovic moved into a second-line role with the Blue Jackets and experienced the most productivity of his career to date. In three and a half seasons with the Blue Jackets, Roslovic scored 51 goals and 146 points in 206 regular season games. The team failed to make the playoffs during his entire time in Columbus and decided to part ways with him last year, trading him to the New York Rangers in exchange for a conditional fourth-round draft pick in 2026.

Roslovic returned to the Stanley Cup playoffs after a four-year hiatus and played solidly for the Rangers, as the team finished their season in the Eastern Conference Finals. While averaging 13:51 of ice time in 16 games, Roslovic scored two goals and eight points during New York’s postseason run. Due to Carolina’s significant talent loss in recent days, Roslovic should find a spot in the team’s middle-six on the reported contract.