{"id":12208,"date":"2017-09-13T14:59:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T18:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=12208"},"modified":"2017-09-19T20:58:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T00:58:44","slug":"alex-chiasson-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/09\/13\/alex-chiasson-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Chiasson Signs PTO with the Washington Capitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forward <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/chiasal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex  Chiasson<\/a> has signed a PTO with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/capitals\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Capitals<\/a>. He will try to make the team in training camp. Earlier this summer, Chiasson was not qualified by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/flames\/\" target=\"_self\">Calgary Flames<\/a>, making him an unrestricted free agent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alex Chiasson is in Washington&#39;s training camp on a PTO.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dean Brown (@PxPOttawa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PxPOttawa\/status\/907992318527066112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Alex  Chiasson Signs PTO with the Washington Capitals<\/h3>\n<p>Chiasson was drafted in the second round by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/stars\/\" target=\"_self\">Dallas Stars<\/a> back in 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He played three years at Boston University, where he began to emerge as a legitimate prospect. In his sophomore year, he had 34 points in 35 games. He followed that up with a 46 point season, being signed to an entry level deal at season&#8217;s end. Chiasson made his debut in the NHL at the tail end of the 2011-12 season, scoring five points in nine games.<\/p>\n<p>The following year he primarily played with the Texas Stars of the AHL, where he recorded 35 points in 57 games. In seven games with Dallas, he scored seven points.<\/p>\n<p>Chiasson became a full-time NHLer in 2013-14, playing 79 games with the Dallas Stars. He started to emerge as a legitimate threat, scoring 35 points in his rookie season.<\/p>\n<p>His career in Texas was short-lived, as Chiasson was one of the major pieces heading to Ottawa in the <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/spezzja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason  Spezza<\/a> trade. In Ottawa, Chiasson failed to reach the totals he did in Dallas. He scored 26 points his first year, and just 14 in 2015-16. The Senators traded Chiasson to the Calgary Flames during the summer of 2016, in exchange for defenceman <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sielopa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick  Sieloff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016-17, Chiasson scored 12 goals and 24 points in a depth role on the Flames. However, it was not enough for Calgary to tender him a qualifying offer.<\/p>\n<p>Chiasson is still a solid, depth, scoring piece. Although not the potential top six winger he once showed glimpses of, Chiasson can still provide depth scoring. Only 26, he is a minor risk that can easily be placed on waivers if need be.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/632699324\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/632699324?et=1XAe0DB_RKt9UY8scozucQ&amp;tld=ca&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=Dcv-cyAKINWJ4yUz6FCR5JvJnwooXZPbrT3zO3xrmgQ=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Chiasson has signed a <INSERT> year, <INSERT> million contract with the <TEAM>. 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