Tampa Bay hits the ice post-Olympic break with Anthony Cirelli and Brayden Point back in practice, shaking off the rust. The Bolts' core always clicks fastest when these two sync up on the dots. Their return ramps up preparations for a brutal schedule stretch where every point counts in the Atlantic dogfight.

A crew of Winnipeggers packs their bags for Italy, buzzing with excitement to cheer on their buddy Seth Jarvis as he suits up for Team Canada in the Milano Cortina Olympics. Jarvis, the Hurricanes' goal-scoring machine from Winnipeg, grabbed the last spot after Brayden Point's injury opened the door, turning his Cabo vacation plans into a mad dash to Milan.

Seth Jarvis finally gets his Olympic moment, stepping onto the ice for Canada against Switzerland after sitting as a healthy scratch in the opener. The Hurricanes star, who clawed his way onto the roster as an injury replacement for Brayden Point, lines up on the third unit with Bo Horvat and Sam Reinhart. Team Canada coach Jon Cooper calls it an easy call, praising Jarvis's all-situations game from his 4 Nations Face-Off stint last year.

Brayden Point's lower-body injury from that brutal net-front tangle with Cam York back in January shelves the Lightning sniper for Team Canada's Olympic run. Tampa's now missing two key pieces in Milano Cortina after Anthony Cirelli went down too, forcing Hockey Canada to pivot to Seth Jarvis as the replacement. Point's been grinding through a slower start this season with 30 points in 37 games, but his absence leaves a massive hole in Canada's depth chart just as the tournament heats up.

Team Canada bench boss Jon Cooper lays it out plain: Connor Bedard stays home from Milano because familiarity breeds Olympic gold, and the kid lacks that 4 Nations Face-Off bond with the coaching staff. Cooper picked Seth Jarvis and Sam Bennett to fill injury voids from Lightning duo Brayden Point and Anthony Cirelli, leaning hard on guys he's already trusted in big spots.

USA Hockey delivers a gut punch to Tampa Bay's Brayden Point with a last-minute call-up for Seth Jarvis, leaving the Lightning star sidelined for Milano-Cortina. Insiders knew Point's injury recovery was tight, but this snub stings after his dominant regular season. Jarvis, thriving in Carolina's top-six, edges him out as rosters lock before the Feb. 4 freeze, raising questions about NHL participation optics.