gcom007 1,465 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 Eaves line is outstanding and I can't say enough about Eaves. Aside from Datsyuk, he was maybe the only other guy who made a difference on every shift in some way. Obviously, he does it in a different way, but he plays a fast, smart, skilled, gritty, two-way game. He does it all, and he does it well and he hustles his ass off. He just looked great out there and that line is without a doubt our hardest working, most energetic line. Datsyuk made his line look great because that's what Datsyuk does, but you can put a lot of guys with him and it'll work out like that. This Eaves, Draper, Helm line is nickname worthy. You can't screw with it. They look great out there. I want Eaves to retire a Wing. Signed and sealed. He has absolutely won me over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcom007 1,465 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 Oh, and he also has one of the best attitudes of any of the guys. I love hearing him in interviews as you can just tell he doesn't minimize anything, he just keeps working and working and trying to improve. I LOVE IT!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_Wing 354 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 We gave up 2 PP goals tonight, right? He wasn't on the ice for either, says something. He was one of the rare players with a + rating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcom007 1,465 Report post Posted January 27, 2010 We gave up 2 PP goals tonight, right? He wasn't on the ice for either, says something. He was one of the rare players with a + rating. Aside from being united by the Wings, I'm glad we can be joyous and excited about a player despite our differences about other players. And yeah, like I said, no matter when he was on the ice, he was doing something real good, making the most of every opportunity. He looked great on the kill tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 If only he hadn't hit the post in the 2nd. It would have been a 3-3 tie and completely different game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedatsyukian 7 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) Updated his stats with a little extra this time. Sorry with school and work it's hard to update it after every game so I'll try to update after every 4-5 games. Edited January 28, 2010 by thedatsyukian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank Dats 'N Homer 81 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 He has a pretty hard shot, and I'd be willing to take him at the point on the 2nd PP unit ahead of Meech. He can't be much worse. Ive never thought about this. But this is a great idea. Hes a right handed shot, which we are lacking at the point, epsically on the PP and his shot is hard. I think he has one of the quickest and suprising wrist shots in the league and his slapper is pretty good too. I think he would have been a good Williams replacement at hte point while he was out, i wonder why we never saw him there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carman 387 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 Eaves never saw time on the Powerplay because he is first and foremost a penalty killer. He's not the type of talent to be able to play a lot of minutes on the PP/ES/PK like a Datsyuk/Zetterberg etc. That said I hope we can lock him up, he is playing great and provides great grit and depth. He's been a good story so far this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 Eaves never saw time on the Powerplay because he is first and foremost a penalty killer. He's not the type of talent to be able to play a lot of minutes on the PP/ES/PK like a Datsyuk/Zetterberg etc. How much talent do you need to be a serviceable right point man? Sammy did it and we hated his logo hunting. Eaves at least seems to know how to aim. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carman 387 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 How much talent do you need to be a serviceable right point man? Sammy did it and we hated his logo hunting. Eaves at least seems to know how to aim. Not so much that he can't talentwise, as much as his TOI would be better served on the PK and ES. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank Dats 'N Homer 81 Report post Posted January 28, 2010 Eaves never saw time on the Powerplay because he is first and foremost a penalty killer. He's not the type of talent to be able to play a lot of minutes on the PP/ES/PK like a Datsyuk/Zetterberg etc. That said I hope we can lock him up, he is playing great and provides great grit and depth. He's been a good story so far this year. I know his role on the team and all, i just figured that with all the injuries that he might of been a good substitute, espeically being right handed. Has anyone really been playing the role that they were signing up for at the beginning of the season? Not really. Just figured eaves might serve the team well at the point on the PP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lidstromboli Report post Posted January 29, 2010 would rather have eaves at the point than meech Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted February 1, 2010 15:14 TOI against the Pens, also a minus 1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted February 3, 2010 Give it up for Patrick Eaves with another goal! Eaves smiley: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted February 3, 2010 His line had insane energy tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted February 3, 2010 14 minutes exactly tonight with a goal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clutchngrab 12 Report post Posted February 3, 2010 I want Eaves to retire a Wing. Signed and sealed. He has absolutely won me over. I like him too, but retire as a wing? Uh, that's gotten us into enough trouble with our current over the hill grinders. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. I'd settle for a 2- 3 year deal thank you very much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted February 3, 2010 Lock him up. Please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lookalive07 251 Report post Posted February 3, 2010 Give it up for Patrick Eaves with another goal! Eaves smiley: Haha, love that. Eaves' smile is awesome. It makes his goals that much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 576 Report post Posted February 3, 2010 Haha, love that. Eaves' smile is awesome. It makes his goals that much better. It's so great to see him so excited. Everyone on the ice seemed so stoked after that goal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted February 3, 2010 The more I watch him play, the more I'm amazed in the Red Wing brass' ability to find diamonds in the rough and both amazed and grateful that no one else signed him... I think he'll be a Red Wing for a long time... and that, is a great thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bdavis 28 Report post Posted February 3, 2010 Hopefully he can hit the 15 goal mark this season. I knew he was going to get his career going again with the Wings. Every game, he has several great scoring chances. Every time he scores a goal, he is always a hair away from scoring a second goal in the same game. Like I've said from early on, he could be a 20 or more goal scorer again. Just wait until he starts capitalizing on most of his chances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j.hoop 64 Report post Posted February 3, 2010 im sure this has been mentioned earlier, but his goals are very timely and clutch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted February 3, 2010 Right now, he's on pace for 13. I can see him exceeding that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted February 5, 2010 12:55 TOI against the Ducks, 3 shots. Even. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
