Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock raves about Eaves, and loves that he shoots the puck a lot. However he doesn't play enough minutes, or put up fantasy worth numbers.
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“Eaves will be playing,” Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock said. “He’s smart and he shoots the puck cause we don’t shoot the puck I need someone to shoot the puck and I need someone smart. If he’s looking at the bigger picture and if he’s looking for a larger chunk of cheese there’s lots out there cause lots of guys have left it out there for him.”
Eaves left midway through practice after testing out his injured ankle/knee.
Eaves has missed 86 games in the last two seasons and has only recorded nine points in 44 games, he is not fantasy relevant.
Eaves was injured during Thursday's practice. Eaves will likely start the season on injured reserve.
Eaves will draw back into the lineup after being a healthy scratch in Game 6. He has one assist in five games in the series.
Eaves will be a healthy scratch for Game 6. Samuelsson did not look great in Game 4 or 5 but he did score a big goal for the Wings in Anaheim. Bertuzzi looked strong in Game 5 which is why he will stay in the lineup tonight.
Eaves has just one assist in his last seven games.
Eaves missed the Red Wings last game after taking a puck to the jaw at practice earlier in the week. The Red Wings will not decide which forward comes out until after warmups.
He'll likely go with same lineup used in the 4-2 loss against the Wild
Eaves took a puck to the jaw in practice yesterday. X-rays revealed no fracture, but he has sprained joints in his jaw. Eaves has six points in two games this season, he is not fantasy relevant.
Eaves is not fantasy relevant.
Eaves isn't fantasy relevant.
Eaves won't be ready for the start of the season.
Eaves is not expected to be ready come playoff time. He registered an assist over 10 games.
Eaves has been limited to only 10 games due to a broken jaw. You shouldn't expect much, if anything, from him this season.
Doesn't sound like Eaves will be back any time soon. The former 29th overall pick has only one assist this season, playing in only 10 games.
Eaves will need surgery after taking a puck to the face. He has no fantasy hockey value as he should be out until January.
Tough break for Eaves, who just got back into games. He holds no fantasy hockey value as long has he's sidelined.
Eaves would come away with a broken jaw, which should knock him out of the lineup for a few games. If you haven't dropped him yet, now would be the safe time to let Eaves go.