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Vegas Golden Knights Trade Cody Eakin to Winnipeg Jets

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Vegas Golden Knights Move Cody Eakin to Winnipeg Jets

The Vegas Golden Knights have agreed to trade Cody Eakin to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a conditional fourth-round 2021 pick which could move to a third-round selection if the Jets make the playoffs or re-sign Eakin.

Vegas Golden Knights Cody Eakin Goes to Winnipeg Jets

The Vegas Golden Knights completed a trade Friday, Februray 21, 2020 with the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets would acquire centre, Cody Eakin in exchange for a conditional fourth-round draft pick.

Key Players in Trade

In Cody Eakin, the Jets get a 28-year-old centre who has 20-goal potential as exhibited with his 22 tallies last season with the Vegas club. While not a prolific scorer, he can contribute at times making him a valuable asset.

This season, Eakin scored four goals and six assists for 10 points. Over his nine-year NHL career, Eakin has performed for the Washington Capitals, Dallas Stars, and Vegas Golden Knights. In that time, he has 102 goals and 130 assists for 232 career points in 578 career games. He was originally drafted in the third round, 85th overall of the 2009 NHL draft by the Washington Capitals.

What This Means for the Future

Cody Eakins needs to get out of his funk and perhaps this trade will get him going. Scoring just 10 points this season needs to improve. He did miss a month of play with an upper-body injury but is back now and will get another fresh start in Winnipeg. His possession number are not off the chart with a 49.5 Corsi For and a –3.4 Relative Corsi For at even strength. He averages 15:41 of ice time.

Eakin signed a four-year $15.4 million contract in August of 2015 while with the Dallas Stars and will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2020. The Golden Knights obviously wanted to create some cap space to make some moves, and Eakin’s name came up.

He should add something to the Jets’ offence if given some ice time.

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William Grigsby

William Grigsby

I was born in Chicago, and have been following hockey my whole life. I moved to Arizona in 1974, and have been an Arizona Coyotes fan from the time they first moved here in 1996. I feel I can bring a new perspective to the team. I hope you will enjoy what I write. As of February 13, 2019, I am now an NHL Editor for Last Word on Sports. As of 3/10/21, I am now the beat writer for the Coyotes. Let the fun begin!

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