PTO: [VAN] Alex Chiasson signs PTO with the Canucks

[CalderSchmalder]

I would imagine he gets signed to a contract if there is money left over from Petey and Quinn's deals and if Sutter and Motte are still injured by the first game of the regular season.

 

[Cloned]

Don't worry Canucks fans. Play him on the PP and he'll get 20 points. Maybe.

 

[canadianmagpie]

Apparently, Alex Chiasson is a powerplay specialist fourth liner who just might have benefited from spending 92% of that powerplay time with McDavid and Draisaitl. So I'm not too sure how good on the powerplay he really is....

 

[M2Beezy]

Apparently, Alex Chiasson is a powerplay specialist fourth liner who just might have benefited from spending 92% of that powerplay time with McDavid and Draisaitl. So I'm not too sure how good on the powerplay he really is....

Are you suggesting he wont get 20 points on our PP2 next to Tanner Pearson and Brendan Sutter???

 

[Chayos]

Apparently, Alex Chiasson is a powerplay specialist fourth liner who just might have benefited from spending 92% of that powerplay time with McDavid and Draisaitl. So I'm not too sure how good on the powerplay he really is....

You don't notice his lack of speed when he's standing in front of the net while those two are playing ping pong. He's big and he does have a good shot( the above gif noted). The rest of the time he is a two way threat in the wrong way.

 

[SpezDispenser]

Ptsd even reading the name.

 

[wetcoast]

He's a solid 4th liner and big body presence on the PP. Also pretty good with playing with high end skill guys and is responsible in his own end. The big problem with him is his skating has become absolutely horrible (used to be average).

that was my first thought his skating just isn't good enough for the NHL and he is done.

 

[Chayos]

that was my first thought his skating just isn't good enough for the NHL and he is done.

It was painful watching Chiasson and Neal on the same line. It was like the ice turned to quicksand

 

[CDJ]

Basically like signing Nick Ritchie, except you didn’t give him 2.5 milly

 

[ManofSteel55]

Basically like signing Nick Ritchie, except you didn’t give him 2.5 milly

Or get the positive attributes of Ritchie's game.

 

[CDJ]

Or get the positive attributes of Ritchie's game.

big body with decent hands that stands in front of the net, that’s basically the positive attributes. Ritchie might be meaner for a game every few weeks but he’s largely passive. I always compared him to a great white shark. You’ll definitely feel it when they attack but it’s rare and most of the time they float along like blimps


Id rather have Chiasson as a PTO imo. And I don’t dislike Ritchie, it’s just a value thing. I think Chiasson is the slightly worse player who would be making a decent chunk less

 

[PuckFather]

I mean it's worth it to push the others but we dont even have money to sign the 2 divas

Apparently Motte and Sutter might be on LTIR on the opening night, thus the PTO.

 

[cc]

he's a big body but doesn't seem to play big. For the Canucks on the 4rth line, I'd think they'd probably rather have someone that is wiling to throw his weight around a little