The Atlanta Thrashers signed forward Ben Eager
on Wednesday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Eager spent last season with the Blackhawks and posted seven goals and nine
assists with 120 penalty minutes over 60 games. In the playoffs, he had a goal
and two assists over 18 contests to help Chicago win the Stanley Cup.
Over five seasons in the NHL, which included a stint with the Flyers, he has
27 goals and 25 assists with 621 penalty minutes in 255 games.
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