Looking back at the 2024 NHL offseason, were people thinking about who could be the steal free-agent signing of the period? While many thought the Nashville Predators won the summer by signing Steven Stamkos, Brady Skeji, and so on, who was that one player that got people thinking “Oh! He will be a great fit there.” When the news came that the Carolina Hurricanes signed Columbus native Jack Roslovic, people scoffed at the signing and said the Hurricanes were “cheap” and took a step back.
In the 19 games since the start of the 2024-25 season, “Rosey” has proven that a system fit with a player’s playing style can go a long way. He has gotten off to one of the best starts of his career and it seems like Roslovic is not going to slow down anytime soon.
A Bouquet of “Rosey”
In 19 games for the Hurricanes, Roslovic has 11 goals and 12 points with a plus-five rating. After signing a one-year, $2.8 million deal during the summer, people wondered where he could slot into the Hurricanes’ lineup. Some thought he could fit in on the third line with Jordan Martinook and captain Jordan Staal. However, that was not the case. Head coach Rod Brind’Amour slotted the Buckeye into the top six right at the start of training camp on the second line with Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Martin Necas. During the Edmonton Oilers’ game, he placed him on the top line with Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho, and ever since then, he’s taken off in a big way.
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His career high in goals is 22 which he set with the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2021-22 season, which he accomplished in 81 games. In 19 games with the Hurricanes, his 11 has him halfway to trying his best-ever goal total for a season and 63 games to to tie or best it. He has a chance to claim a new career high for himself by January if he keeps this pace up. If he can score 22 goals in 38 games, that would be a monumental season for him goal-wise. Even if he drops off the pace a bit, he has a good chance to score at least 25 goals this season. I highly doubt anyone could see this type of season happening. What has helped him to get to this point already? His speed, chemistry to fit within the locker room, the system Brind’Amour runs, and learning and growing with the group.
Back during training camp, Brind’Amour could…
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