Patrick Eaves proving to be among NHL's best bargains

Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn, and Jason Spezza. Not one of the Dallas Stars' triumvirate of superstars have scored as many goals as Patrick Eaves this season.

With a tally in Saturday's overtime loss to the Washington Capitals, Eaves now sits at 17 goals on the season - not bad for a guy the Stars kept on the books with a one-year, $1-million contract July 1.

Just 47 games into this season, Eaves' 17 markers put him on track to shatter his career-high of 20, set as a rookie in 2005-06 with the Senators.

What's more, Eaves has chipped in 12 assists for a total of 29 points - 13 of which have come on Dallas' struggling power play.

Most importantly, he's been healthy, which has surely helped his increased production. The 32-year-old has been hampered by injuries for years, and has been unable to top the 60-game threshold since the 2010-11 campaign.

Eaves has provided the Stars with tremendous value this season, and in the process has raised his personal stock heading into unrestricted free agency once again this summer.