{"id":844284,"date":"2018-09-20T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=844284"},"modified":"2018-09-20T10:00:43","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T14:00:43","slug":"just-who-is-alex-chiasson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/just-who-is-alex-chiasson\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Who Is Alex Chiasson?"},"content":{"rendered":"
We’ve reached the end of this year’s “Just Who Is” series, concluding with the last man added to the training camp roster. This addition came as a bit of a surprise, as the Oilers inked veteran F Alex Chiasson to a PTO just mere days before the club’s first practice.<\/p>\n
Chiasson, who won a Stanley Cup last season in Washington, was still looking for work late in the summer for the second year in a row. He’ll now try and beat out the likes of Zack Kassian, Pontus Aberg, Scottie Upshall, Drake Caggiula and Brad Malone for an NHL roster spot.<\/p>\n
The odds are against Chiasson, but his style fits what Peter Chiarelli loves, and the club is still searching for veteran help after feeling they were lacking leadership a season ago. Chiasson, no matter the odds, has a chance to make this Edmonton Oiler club.<\/p>\n
So……Just Who Is Alex Chiasson?:<\/strong><\/p>\n A six year NHL veteran, Alex Chiasson has been a physical role player since breaking into the NHL during the 2012-13 season with the Dallas Stars. He played two seasons there, scoring a career-high 13 goals in 2013-14, before moving on to Ottawa for another two campaigns. Chiasson would score eleven times in his debut season with the Sens, but fell to just eight tallies in 2015-16.<\/p>\n After a move to Calgary for the 2016-17 season, Chiasson would regain his offensive touch. He scored twelve times for coach Glen Gulutzan’s team in 2016-17, and played a pretty big role on the penalty kill. Gulutzan trusted Chiasson, which might explain why the Oilers were willing to take a chance on the veteran.<\/p>\n Last season, after earning a contract in camp, he posted 9-9-18 in 61 games for the Capitals en route to his first Stanley Cup. Chiasson suited up in 16 playoff games, scoring 1-1-2 during the run.<\/p>\n