Hurricanes’ Seth Jarvis feeling pain of friendly-fire low blow, ‘fine’ to face Bruins
Two days later, the memory is as painful to Seth Jarvis as his ongoing discomfort.
He somehow managed to return to Sunday’s game after getting in the way of a Brendan Smith slap shot that caught him square in the midsection, but only after the Carolina Hurricanes rookie was curled up on the ice in the fetal position for an extended period of time.
Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy described a similar misfortune suffered by Patrice Bergeron in Game 1 as being “in the male department.” Jarvis’ predicament was even worse.
“That was, I don’t even know how to describe that pain,” Jarvis said Tuesday ahead of Game 5 between the Hurricanes and Bruins at PNC Arena. “I’m still dealing with it. It still hurts. I don’t know what to say. That sucked. It was bad.”
And it was not something the 20-year-old had ever gone through before.
“Oh God, no,” Jarvis said. “Never experienced that. Hope I never experienced that. I hope I never experience that again.“
Nevertheless, Jarvis finished out Game 4 and is back in the lineup for a pivotal Game 5 with the series tied 2-2 — ready to go on the ice, still a little uncomfortable off of it.
“Skating’s fine, honestly,” Jarvis said. “Whenever — I don’t know how much detail I want to go into — whenever I can wear compression pants, it’s good, it’s fine. It’s every other time of the day, everything hurts.”
Changes unlikely
Antti Raanta was in the starter’s net at Tuesday’s morning skate and Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said he and his staff were still considering lineup changes but not to expect any.
The Bruins will again be without top defensemen Charlie McAvoy (COVID-19 protocols) and Hampus Lindholm (concussion), although Lindholm practiced in Boston on Monday, wearing a tinted visor. Brady Skjei was given the day off by the Hurricanes on Monday but skated Tuesday morning.
This story was originally published May 10, 2022 at 11:39 AM with the headline "Hurricanes’ Seth Jarvis feeling pain of friendly-fire low blow, ‘fine’ to face Bruins."
