When the Dallas Stars initially signed Patrick Eaves to a one-year, $650,000 contract on July 1st, 2014, the move was met with little fanfare from the Stars faithful.
Eaves was coming off of a rough 2013-14 season. He was assigned by the Detroit Red Wings to the AHL that November and spent a month playing for the Grand Rapid Griffins. He was eventually called back up to Detroit, but then suffered an upper body injury in January. He was later traded to the Nashville Predators in March, played five games for the team, and then suffered a lower-body injury on March 20th, ending his season.