LAS VEGAS -- It is 8:41 a.m. on Monday when Seth Jarvis walks down the hall of the 22nd floor of the Waldorf Astoria, four minutes early. He is clad in a casual oatmeal suit -- think bomber instead of suit jacket -- and a black tee, picked out by his stylist.

The Carolna Hurricanes forward is headed for room 2211, the first stop on a nonstop tour that will take him until nearly 4:30 p.m., leaving him tongue-tied and tired and, after which, the admittedly big fan of the midday snooze will walk off an elevator saying, “I’m going to take a nap now,” though he will not, in reality, get to do so.

But that is far in the distance, as Jarvis enters the bustling room, filled with nearly 30 people for his first appointment of the NHL/NHLPA North American Player Media Tour, the whirlwind of medi

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