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Besides working on his speed, Eakin also plans on continuing to work at playing on the wing. Generally a center in Swift Current, Chynoweth feels that since Eakin's game is scoring and using his speed to beat defensemen to the outside, it would make him a better fit on the wing. Scouts got a sneak preview of Eakin on the wing at Top Prospects.-He doesn't mind playing the wing because he will do w eagles nfl hatever makes the team better,- Chynoweth said. -For us I think there will be times he will play the wing and other times that he will play center. I think at pro that he will be a winger, which is my opinion. You see guys like Mike Cammalleri or Rene Bourque with that speed coming off the wing. I think that's how the game is now because the speedier players are on the wing and you want your cente eagles nfl r to distribute the puck, which isn't necessarily his strong suit. Cody has good hockey sense and shoots the puck well, which is more suited for a winger. His speed allows him to get into position for scoring chances.- Swift Current's season came to a disheartening end when the Broncos lost to the Medicine Hat Tigers in the seventh game of the first round of the WHL playoffs. While losing in that eagles nfl fashion stings, Eakin is treating it as a learning experience. -I think losing in Game 7 this season helped build up my character,- he said. -Even though we lost, I definitely learned something for along the way. A seventh game can go either way, but it helped teach me the way you have to play and the way you have to battle every shift because it could be your last.-That reaction is proof to Chyno eagles nfl weth that Eakin is a leader as well as a talented player.-He's ultra-competitive and everyone was disappointed in how the season finished,- Chynoweth said. -We're going to have to use it as a learning experience going forward next year. He's one guy that's a natural-born leader. Even as a 17-year-old he has the respect of the older guys. He doesn't always have to say something, but he makes guys a eagles nfl ccountable and he makes players around him better.-Contact Adam Schwartz at aschwartz@nhl.com eagles nfl
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