Confirmed with Link: Oilers Sign Alex Chiasson to PTO

[Tobias Kahun]

Interesting to note.....Chiasson has the same number of goals as Hall and Eberle combined.

Eberle
30gp
6 goals
7 assists
13 points
-12

Chiasson
27gp
14 goals
4 assists
18 points
+9

 

[guymez]

wrong comparison IMO

I think everytime some brings up how we gave up on Adberg--we bring up the fact the OIlers picked Chais over him

I think you are missing the point in my post...lol

Also..Aberg deserved to be let go.

 

[guymez]

Eberle
30gp
6 goals
7 assists
13 points
-12

Chiasson
27gp
14 goals
4 assists
18 points
+9

Wow.
Now calculate the cost per goal.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I think you are missing the point in my post...lol

and I think you are trying to get under some peoples skin by creating a discussion that will really get some people ampted up

 

[guymez]

and I think you are trying to get under some peoples skin by creating a discussion that will really get some people ampted up

You would be completely wrong.
I just posted it because it is quite an amazing stat.

I guess you dont agree. C'est la vie.

Looks like you let it get under your skin though.

 

[MinimaMoralia]

Eberle
30gp
6 goals
7 assists
13 points
-12

Chiasson
27gp
14 goals
4 assists
18 points
+9

And Isles fans are turning on Ebs fast. I have no idea what it is with that guy, but, man. It was nice when he was good for a couple of seasons.

 

[Panda Bear]

And Isles fans are turning on Ebs fast. I have no idea what it is with that guy, but, man. It was nice when he was good for a couple of seasons.

I remember when he used to cut inside with the puck to the slor to get off shots in better positions. That 76 point season had some luck, but he fully deserved it.

Then he got clocked in the head (by Torres, I think), started to play on the perimeter, and... well, he just became more and more of a coward, really.

Eberle threw loads of hits by his standards during the playoffs (look it up if you don't believe me) but by then his bravery to score was all but gone.

I'm not surprised at all.

 

[joestevens29]

And Isles fans are turning on Ebs fast. I have no idea what it is with that guy, but, man. It was nice when he was good for a couple of seasons.

Essentially the same thing that was in Edmonton. Doesn't put the effort in all the time and now it's catching up to him.

 

[elmeroil]

And Isles fans are turning on Ebs fast. I have no idea what it is with that guy, but, man. It was nice when he was good for a couple of seasons.

Eberle went to the tough areas early in his career. He got rocked by some pretty big hits and I believe he has played cautious and scared ever since. I really thought he was going to be great but playing this game scared won't get you very far. I'm curious where he will sign as a UFA in the summer.

He kind of strikes me as a guy who may retire early.

 

[elmeroil]

I remember when he used to cut inside with the puck to the slor to get off shots in better positions. That 76 point season had some luck, but he fully deserved it.

Then he got clocked in the head (by Torres, I think), started to play on the perimeter, and... well, he just became more and more of a coward, really.

Eberle threw loads of hits by his standards during the playoffs (look it up if you don't believe me) but by then his bravery to score was all but gone.

I'm not surprised at all.

I didn't see this post, just said the same thing. He seemed fearless at the start then those hits really scared him.

 

[Stoneman89]

I remember when he used to cut inside with the puck to the slor to get off shots in better positions. That 76 point season had some luck, but he fully deserved it.

Then he got clocked in the head (by Torres, I think), started to play on the perimeter, and... well, he just became more and more of a coward, really.

Eberle threw loads of hits by his standards during the playoffs (look it up if you don't believe me) but by then his bravery to score was all but gone.

I'm not surprised at all.

Brushing by someone and love taps don't count.

 

[Stoneman89]

Eberle went to the tough areas early in his career. He got rocked by some pretty big hits and I believe he has played cautious and scared ever since. I really thought he was going to be great but playing this game scared won't get you very far. I'm curious where he will sign as a UFA in the summer.

He kind of strikes me as a guy who may retire early.

I see him as the next Sam Gagner. A guy that will drift around in his later years as a PP specialist and sometime bottom sixer on a crap team.

 

[elmeroil]

I see him as the next Sam Gagner. A guy that will drift around in his later years as a PP specialist and sometime bottom sixer on a crap team.

I see him signing a contract somewhere warm and trying to stay under the radar. Those hits changed him forever. He used to strike me as a competitive guy who really wanted to win. I completely understand where he's at now though, taking hits like those is definitely not for everyone.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

Wow.
Now calculate the cost per goal.

Chiasson: $43,333/G (lowest among non-elc players)

Eberle: $1,000,000 (431st)

Eberle is payed 27 times more for every goal he scores than Alex Chiasson is.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

If Chiasson had scored 10 to 12 goals over the season, originally as a PTO, that would have been huge. Getting 15 before the New Year is simply outstanding.

 

[The Nuge]

I remember when he used to cut inside with the puck to the slor to get off shots in better positions. That 76 point season had some luck, but he fully deserved it.

Then he got clocked in the head (by Torres, I think), started to play on the perimeter, and... well, he just became more and more of a coward, really.

Eberle threw loads of hits by his standards during the playoffs (look it up if you don't believe me) but by then his bravery to score was all but gone.

I'm not surprised at all.

Ya you’re bang on. I remember after his 76 point season, I said I thought he’d be able to maintain his higher shooting percentage to some degree because he wasn’t getting a bunch of fluke goals. He got himself into high danger areas, and got good shots off. Then he stopped doing that.

Chiasson is kind of the same way right now. He’s driving the net hard and getting high quality chances. Obviously his shooting percentage won’t stay at 32% (career 13%), but playing with McDavid, and driving the net, it could be higher than normal. Just look at Maroon. He shot 8.7% in Anaheim, and 14.5% here.

 

[guymez]

Chiasson: $43,333/G (lowest among non-elc players)

Eberle: $1,000,000 (431st)

Eberle is payed 27 times more for every goal he scores than Alex Chiasson is.

Absolutely incredible. Not sure what happened to Eberle...his effectiveness just seemed to fade away.

In fairness though the Oilers have their own player whose cost per goal is even higher than Eberles.

 

[Llamamoto]

On the topic of Ebs, anyone remember this?

 

[Boom not bust]

He certainly won't stay at 32% but is good in front of the net, also has a good shot in general that is capable of scoring from further away from the net, is good on the boards, not a defensive liability, seems to think quick, has even played catch with Drai and McDavid some with cross ice feeds, all from a guy on a pto, wish he had more straight line speed but have been really impressed with this guy.

 

[Stoneman89]

Some players come into the league and just drift aimlessly around, never seeming to find a fit, until one day, it happens and they carve out a pretty nice portion of their career. I can see Chiasson being a player like that. Being drafted as high as he was obviously speaks to having some talent, but maybe he just never got a chance to be put in a position to shine, or took things for granted until later in the career. At any rate, no matter what happens to him after this year, this is the time of his life, and we are lucky to be getting that part of it.

 

[joestevens29]

Some players come into the league and just drift aimlessly around, never seeming to find a fit, until one day, it happens and they carve out a pretty nice portion of their career. I can see Chiasson being a player like that. Being drafted as high as he was obviously speaks to having some talent, but maybe he just never got a chance to be put in a position to shine, or took things for granted until later in the career. At any rate, no matter what happens to him after this year, this is the time of his life, and we are lucky to be getting that part of it.

Chiasson seemed to get a little lucky this year. TM made it very clear that people needed to step it up going back to pre-season, that we had a lot of guys knocking on the door trying to get in. Chiasson made the most when he was given a shot.

Lets keep in mind it took Alex 6 or 7 games before he got in. Didn't do much in game one, but game two he popped in two goals. This while only play 10 minutes in the second game and 7 in the first. Lots of people around here complain the guys aren't given a fair shake, well neither was Chiasson. He did what TM told guys in pre-season, do something when you are finally given a chance or you might not get another one.

Sometimes you need to have a little luck and for Chiasson he seemed to get the luck early on and not only gain coaches trust, but the higher end players trust.

 

[Aceboogie]

Some players come into the league and just drift aimlessly around, never seeming to find a fit, until one day, it happens and they carve out a pretty nice portion of their career. I can see Chiasson being a player like that. Being drafted as high as he was obviously speaks to having some talent, but maybe he just never got a chance to be put in a position to shine, or took things for granted until later in the career. At any rate, no matter what happens to him after this year, this is the time of his life, and we are lucky to be getting that part of it.

Not saying it cant happen, but it probably wont happen. Situations like this happen once every 5 years, if that. More likely, he ends up like Pouliot, Kassian or Maroon (at best). A player that has some success to start on the Edmonton stint, then fizzles out (remember people claiming we turned around Kassians career during his stint with Hall and LD)

Chaisson has the highest shooting % in the league and the 6th highest PDO. Its funny to see Eberles name in this thread, because back in 2011 Eberle led the league in shooting % and rode it to 34 goals. Many of the same fans were pencilling him into being the elite player in the league. It was apparent back then that he wasnt going to score over 30 ever again

Whats interesting about these type of situations is that people cant just enjoy the hot streak as being a hot streak. No we dont need to envision him in the top 6 for years to come, no we dont need to think hes the savior and a future. Hes a player having a hot streak, as many depth players have each year. This is when GMs make really dumb mistakes, such as thinking a player like this will continue to have the same success and therefore stop looking to improve that position. Thats when you get a career bottom 6er stuck in your top 6 the next year and everyone complains

Ill enjoy the hot streak and I love the memes coming out of this, but its not going to last

 

[Tobias Kahun]

On the topic of Ebs, anyone remember this?

Andrew Ference downvoted that video.

 

[MikeGrier99]

Whats interesting about these type of situations is that people cant just enjoy the hot streak as being a hot streak.

We are in the territory where it's no longer a hot streak and he can be counted on for some production. He could very well be a 35-45 point middle six NHLer at this stage in his career.

 

[MinimaMoralia]

On the topic of Ebs, anyone remember this?

Daaaammmmnn. Were our guys actually being serious or was that all tongue-in-cheek?