[Signing] Flames sign Cody Eakin to PTO

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Bad teams are bad because they have bad players. I am sure they expected, Eakin who was making $2.5 million, to have a bigger individual impact than he did.

Maybe he wasn't part of the problem there, but he wasn't helping either.

No, bad teams are bad because their collection of players is bad, or doesn't work.

Flames had some bad teams when Iggy was here.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Mark my words: Heads will roll by the time training camp is finished.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Mark my words: Heads will roll by the time training camp is finished.

Eakin's head won't roll. His mullet will slow it down and it will just lie on the ground.

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Bad teams are bad because they have bad players. I am sure they expected, Eakin who was making $2.5 million, to have a bigger individual impact than he did.

Maybe he wasn't part of the problem there, but he wasn't helping either.

Definitely.

The thing is that sometimes alright players can get lost on lousy teams. Look at Toby Rieder. Was statistically poor with the Oilers the year before he came here, tried out and was excellent in his role for the Flames that year.

Sometimes the players bring the team down, other times it’s the team bringing the players down. Don’t know which category Eakin falls into, but that’s also why the PTO instead of a contract outright.

[Ozy_Flame]

I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt to someone who spent the last two years with the Sabres.

[gvitaly]

If the Flames are looking for a player like Eakin isn't Victor Rask a much better option? Better defensively and in transition, I thought he always was an analytics darling. The only question is if he would like to sign here.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by gvitaly

If the Flames are looking for a player like Eakin isn't Victor Rask a much better option? Better defensively and in transition, I thought he always was an analytics darling. The only question is if he would like to sign here.

Doesn't he hang out with the Flames Swedish Mafia during the off season? He was at one of their weddings IIRC.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by gvitaly

If the Flames are looking for a player like Eakin isn't Victor Rask a much better option? Better defensively and in transition, I thought he always was an analytics darling. The only question is if he would like to sign here.

I was also thinking Rask would have been a better PTO option. I suspect Tre chose Eakin because they are looking for someone who hits like a maniac.

[DeluxeMoustache]

If the PTO goes well, and Tre offers him a contract, what does he do?


Mull it over

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

y'know who I might've PTO'd before Eakin?

Alex Chiasson

No offense I mean yhis in yhe nicest way.
But going against what you want means this guy is gold compared to the other guy. The track record of players you want is ummmm .. not so good and those you doubt beyond expectations so this is above average for a pto.


Edir: also we tried Alex chiasson so that's a solid no agian . Also just proving my point .

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

I was also thinking Rask would have been a better PTO option. I suspect Tre chose Eakin because they are looking for someone who hits like a maniac.

Solid line of thinking . Lucic, Eakins and third person ,Mayne even rooney rotating at centre?
Just a fourth line paired witha d line just expected to dump the puck in every shift andet the hits commented. No.offense just pure bombs being dropped.

Get the puck,let the d soflty put it in and let the hits commence. Decent strategy, if the isle had the core 6 we did when they had prime Martin and clutterb7ck we would have seen another ilses dynasty IMO but we sis don't because the top 6was just off elcs. Just not a experienced top 6 to work of a bottom line e to generate
Off that momentum.

6 months ago I was going to cancel my nhl subscription but tee turned it around d and I wanna see a top 9 that's fast and a fourth line that just hit and decimates.

[Sandman]

Are you drunk?

[butterfly]

Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

Solid line of thinking . Lucic, Eakins and third person ,Mayne even rooney rotating at centre?
Just a fourth line paired witha d line just expected to dump the puck in every shift andet the hits commented. No.offense just pure bombs being dropped.

Get the puck,let the d soflty put it in and let the hits commence. Decent strategy, if the isle had the core 6 we did when they had prime Martin and clutterb7ck we would have seen another ilses dynasty IMO but we sis don't because the top 6was just off elcs. Just not a experienced top 6 to work of a bottom line e to generate
Off that momentum.

6 months ago I was going to cancel my nhl subscription but tee turned it around d and I wanna see a top 9 that's fast and a fourth line that just hit and decimates.

Post of the Month

[transplant99]

So this is the training camp crew for now

[OutOfTheCube]

Eakin is pretty bad guys, don’t get your hopes up lol

[camm13]

'but he was on the sabres, he'll be better here!". Yeah and he was the WORST player on that team, and that says plenty.

[squiggs96]

Originally Posted by Dion

Always earned-never given should be the motto.

What if Eakin started a gofundme?

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Sandman

C'mon man, that's pure hyperbole. Ritchie had 4 points last year, Eakin is still good at face-offs and is a good defensive forward.

The game of Hockey is more than offense and points.

I'm not gonna write some hit piece on a guy I haven't watched in years, but I would say that the game of hockey, outside of offense and points, is about getting the puck, moving the puck up the ice, and holding on to the puck. It doesn't appear Eakins excels at these areas regardless of offense.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by squiggs96

What if Eakin started a gofundme?

Just so long as he doesn't try to promote it here.

Sent from my SM-G986W using Tapatalk

[Bend it like Bourgeois]

Some might be overthinking this based on twitter graphics.

The bottom 50-100 players in the league are basically interchangeable and indiscernable.
Eakins is clearly in that group. Newsflash: so are Lucic Lewis and 2/3 of most teams 4th lines.
In the right situation, they can be fine. Otherwise they will probably be bad.