Former Rangers forward signs with Metropolitan Division rival.
Jack Roslovic’s tour of the Metropolitan Division will include a third stop next season. The former New York Rangers forward, who previously played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, signed a one-year, $2.8 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Roslovic took a considerable pay cut after waiting several days from the start of free agency to finally land a deal. The 27-year-old was coming off a two-year, $8 million contract with an average annual value of $4 million, that he signed with the Blue Jackets on June 7, 2022.
Though he’s been inconsistent throughout his career and saw his production with New York and Columbus drop last season, Carolina could use Roslovic in a top-six role next season.
“Jack is a dynamic player who has been an offensive contributor for his entire career,” Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky said. “Adding another right-handed playmaker capable of injecting speed and skill into the lineup will provide a boost to our forward group.”
Roslovic’s potential has never lived up to his actual production, as the Rangers found out this past season. He’s scored more than 20 goals once in seven NHL seasons with the Rangers, Blue Jackets and Winnipeg Jets (22 with the Blues Jackets in 2021-22) and never more than 12 in any other season.
The Rangers acquired Roslovic before the 2024 NHL trade deadline and he had eight points (three goals, five assists) in 19 games. Playing primarily as the top line right wing alongside Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider, Roslovic never took hold of the opportunity.
