October 15, 2008 Ben Eager is now eligible to return after serving his three-game suspension for swinging his stick at Sean Avery of Dallas, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Our View:Eager should score a handful of goals this season, but will hold most of his value in penalty minutes, as he registered 89 over 32 games in 2007.
October 8, 2008 Ben Eager has been suspended for three games for swinging his stick at Sean Avery while sitting on the bench during Thursday's game against the Stars, according to TSN.
Our View:He was assessed a match penalty for the incident. Eager will be eligible to return on October 15 against the Coyotes. He won't score much, but will hold some value in leagues that award points for penalty minutes, as he registered 89 over 32 games in 2007.
October 3, 2008 TSN reports that Ben Eager is likely going to get a suspension for swinging his stick at Sean Avery in a preseason game while he was on the Blackhawk benchon Thursday. Avery had skated by and apparently said something to the Hawk bench. Eager reacted by swinging his stick.
Our View:A hearing for Eager is expected sometime next week before the season opens on Thursday. Eager is mostly a nonfactor in fantasy hockey.
