Original sentence: Eaton was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 3, 2006 as a free agent.He took advantage of the opportunity to play in 2003-04 with a very solid season setting the franchise record for plus/minus at +16 (which has since been broken).Mark Eaton was never drafted in the NHL Entry Draft.Not especially known for offensive play he gave a very offensive performance on October 25 2003 when he scored a career-high three assists in a 5-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche
Edited sentence: Coupled with this, the Predators had either traded or not resigned several of their top defenseman which paved the way for Eaton to get considerable ice time.During the off season he had gained several pounds from diligent working out and came back stronger than ever.Eaton was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 3, 2006 as a free agent to a two year contract reportedly worth $1.6 million/year.He had what was considered by many to be his breakout season during the 2003-04 NHL season.He took advantage of the opportunity with a very solid season setting the franchise record for plus/minus at +16.Mark Eaton (Is Amazing) was never drafted in the NHL Entry Draft.Not especially know for offensive play he gave a very offensive performance on October 25 2003 when he scored a career-high three assists in a 5-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche