Hurricanes sign UFA forward Jack Roslovic

The Carolina Hurricanes signed free-agent forward Jack Roslovic to a one-year contract worth $2.8 million, the team announced Thursday.

Roslovic amassed nine goals and 31 points in 59 games this past season, split between the Blue Jackets and Rangers. New York acquired his services from Columbus in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round pick at the trade deadline.

The 27-year-old went on to add eight points in 16 playoff games during the Rangers' run to the conference finals.

He played out the final season of a two-year pact with a $4-million cap hit, though the Blue Jackets retained half of his salary as part of the trade agreement with New York.

The Jets selected Roslovic with the 25th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft. He spent the first four years of his NHL career in Winnipeg before being traded to his hometown Jackets in January 2021 as part of the blockbuster Patrik Laine and Pierre-Luc Dubois swap.

Roslovic has totaled 80 goals and 221 points in 445 career NHL games.