Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff Conference Call:
Scrum topics: What made Cody Eakin a good fit to pursue? How important is his versatility (ability to bounce between centre & wing)? Adding an element of grit/moxy. Is there an update on Adam Lowry or was this move made independent of his injury situation? How do the two moves he's made this week impact what he does before Monday's deadline? What is Eakin's take on returning home? What was the timeline of this deal coming together? Using cap space to acquire assets. Making "hockey deals".
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Uh. No kidding.I don’t think it matters what you would have taken to be honest
Lol I don't know how he's going to perform in Winnipeg but this is a bad take. Eakin was tying up cap that we just got freed of without cap hit coming back and we got a middle round pick as a cherry on top. He was having a negative impact on the team and his line. The third line was basically the team's dead weight and it was primarily because the puck getting on Eakin's stick almost always meant death to our offensive zone time. He had an uncanny knack to always lose the puck in ways that guaranteed good counterattacks against. For Vegas, we could have given him away for free and it would have been addition by subtraction.Anytime anyone says a 4th or a 3rd is too much for anything, I just assume you dont know anything about hockey.