Seth Jarvis

Jarvis had a couple of decent campaigns with Carolina to start his career before finding another level in 2023-24 with 33 goals and 67 points across 81 appearances. It helped that he averaged 18:45 of ice time last season, a jump from 16:12 a year prior. After Carolina lost Teuvo Teravainen and Jake Guentzel as free agents over the summer, there's perhaps an opportunity for Jarvis to do even more during the upcoming campaign. The 22-year-old Jarvis likely still has some untapped upside too, and while it's always a bit of a risk to bet on a player a year after their breakout, there's some reason to cautiously hope for the Canadian forward to provide 70-80 points in 2024-25.

Jarvis had a solid rookie campaign, contributing 17 goals and 40 points in 68 contests in 2021-22 while averaging 13:53 of ice time. However, despite seeing a jump to 16:12 per game last season, his offensive production stayed flat with him recording 14 goals and 39 points in 82 outings. Of course, he's just 21 years old, so he shouldn't be judged too harshly for some growing pains. He still has plenty of upside and is being put in a position to succeed as part of Carolina's projected first line. Jarvis also had an encouraging showing in the 2023 playoffs, providing five goals and 10 points in 15 appearances, which might be a preview of things to come in the near future. Look at him as a decent breakout candidate, and give him serious consideration as a mid-to-late round pick in standard formats.

Carolina didn't plan on giving Jarvis a full-time role last season as a 19-year-old but the rookie played so well in training camp and throughout the year that he left them no choice. Jarvis finished the season with 17 goals and 40 points in 68 games. He added a half-dozen points with the man advantage. Jarvis is a candidate for a breakout season given his youth and the quality team he plays for, as long as he's fully healthy entering training camp. Jarvis suffered a concussion in Carolina's Game 7 loss to the Rangers in the second round of the playoffs and was still dealing with symptoms as of a few days later. If the health reports are fine, consider him a solid mid-to-late round pick.