Eaves (ankle) will make his season debut tonight.
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.
Patrick Eaves News
Eaves has been activated from IR and will make his season debut on Tuesday.
“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.”
Patrick Eaves is back on the ice today for the first time since his injury; he'll be eligible to return in 7 games due to LTIR.
Eaves left midway through practice after testing out his injured ankle/knee.
The Red Wings have placed Patrick Eaves on long-term IR; he will miss minimum of 10 games.
Eaves has missed 86 games in the last two seasons and has only recorded nine points in 44 games, he is not fantasy relevant.
Patrick Eaves will be out two-to-four weeks with a sprained left medial collateral ligament as well as a slight left ankle sprain
Eaves was injured during Thursday's practice. Eaves will likely start the season on injured reserve.
Line Change
Babcock said Eaves is in for Emmerton tonight. Samuelsson likely to center 4th line with Bertuzzi and Eaves.
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.
Line Change
Looks like Eaves is the odd man out for Game 6. Bertuzzi and Samuelsson on the fourth line with Emmerton.
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.
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Eaves will be a healthy scratch tonight.
Eaves has just one assist in his last seven games.
Mike Babcock says Patrick Eaves in tonight against Ducks, isn't sure yet which F will come out. #RedWings
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.
Babcock said he doesn't think Patrick Eaves will play Friday against the Ducks.
He'll likely go with same lineup used in the 4-2 loss against the Wild
Eaves is out tonight. Day to day. Sprained joints in jaw bone is how they described it.
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.
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Eaves is playing tonight so it looks like Tootoo will be scratched
Eaves is not fantasy relevant.
Patrick Eaves is on the verge of returning to NHL action for the first time since taking a slap shot to the head (broken jaw, concussion) on Nov. 26, 2011.
Eaves isn't fantasy relevant.
Eaves continues to experience concussion-like symptoms more than 13 months after he suffered a broken jaw when hit in the side of the head by a shot from Nashville's Roman Josi on Nov. 26, 2011.
Eaves won't be ready for the start of the season.
Forward Patrick Eaves continues to skate lightly on his own but still is experiencing concussion-like symptoms.
Eaves is not expected to be ready come playoff time. He registered an assist over 10 games.
Patrick Eaves skated lightly by himself before practice, for about the 5th time, but isn't anywhere close to returning.
Eaves has been limited to only 10 games due to a broken jaw. You shouldn't expect much, if anything, from him this season.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Patrick Eaves' fractured jaw has healed, but the Detroit Red Wings fear he might have a concussion, so they have no idea when he can resume skating.
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.
put Eaves on IR
Eaves will need surgery after taking a puck to the face. He has no fantasy hockey value as he should be out until January.
Eaves to have surgery, out 6-8 weeks. No call-ups planned for now, as Wings have 12 Fs and don't play till Wednesday
Tough break for Eaves, who just got back into games. He holds no fantasy hockey value as long has he's sidelined.
Stretcher out in det. Pat eaves hit by a shot.
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.