If any player has ever been forced to earn a multi-year contract, it is forward Jack Roslovic. The 29-year-old enters free agency after back-to-back one-year prove-it deals, and this summer could finally bring the longer commitment he has been chasing.
Jack Roslovic's 36-point season
Roslovic finished with 21 goals and 15 assists in 69 games this season. He also put up 22 goals and 39 points in 81 games with Carolina in 2024-25, giving him multiple 20-plus-goal seasons and a case for more than another short-term bargain.
“This is the summer he finally lands a lucrative multi-year contract in free agency.”
Carolina and Edmonton Oilers
His route to this point has been blunt. After not finding a long-term deal to his liking last summer, Roslovic settled for a one-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers in October, and he has bounced around to four teams in four seasons. That kind of movement usually keeps a player in short-term territory; Roslovic has been living there for two straight summers.
“The quickly escalating salary cap has changed the marketplace, and giving a guy like Roslovic $4MM or more annually isn’t the cap hindrance it was a few years ago.”
Roslovic's next deal
A three- or four-year contract would carry him through what should be the rest of his prime seasons, which is why the timing matters now more than it did a year ago. The market has shifted enough that a useful middle-six forward with speed, puck handling, and multiple 20-goal seasons no longer looks like a hard fit for a $4MM-plus annual price tag.
Jack Roslovic still has to find the team willing to make that leap, but the profile is different now. After two one-year contracts and a 36-point season, he has pushed himself into the range where a multi-year deal finally fits the production.
