Littered within the already busy offseason for the NHL, the Carolina Hurricanes re-upped a few of their depth, extending left-winger Eric Robinson with a four-year deal carrying an annual common worth (AAV) of $1.7 million.
Robinson, 30, is coming off his first season with the Hurricanes by which he performed all 82 video games and registered career-highs in targets (14), assists (18) and factors (32). He additionally notched career-highs in plus-minus (plus-14) and photographs (110).
The extension sees Robinson land a small elevate from the $950,000 he earned in the course of the 2024-25 season, however stays a team-friendly deal for the Hurricanes who’re reportedly seeking to land an enormous fish in free company.
As for Robinson, he’s an undrafted ahead who made his NHL debut for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2017-18, however didn’t actually turn into a mainstay of their lineup till the 2019-20 season the place he performed 50 video games for the Blue Jackets. Since then, he’s performed for the Buffalo Sabres to shut out the 2023-24 season earlier than signing his deal with the Hurricanes previous to the 2024-25 season.
In 388 common season NHL video games, Robinson has 54 targets and 123 factors whereas averaging 12:35 of ice-time over his profession. As for postseason motion, Robinson has two targets and 4 factors in 25 video games over two playoff runs.
Amongst energetic undrafted gamers within the NHL, Robinson sits twenty eighth on the profession factors record and thirty third in video games performed. Whereas it received’t be the loudest signing of the offseason league-wide, Robinson stays add for the Hurricanes who will look to recover from the hump in 2025-26.
