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I always liked Chiasson, but...
There was a year that Sens fans freaked out when they used Chris Neil on the PP. Chiasson was originally on the PP, but got pushed out of the front of the net over and over by Shea Weber in Nashville, so the Sens put Neil in front of the net, and the battle was on. Neil stayed in place, lol. I don't remember how many games Neil eventually played on the PP, but it was because Chiasson got pushed out by Weber.
Chiasson played well enough in Ottawa, until he got into a puck battle along the boards. In two years, I don't ever remember Chiasson winning a board battle. As time went on, it took longer for him to lose the battles though, so there was improvement, lol.
Chiasson for cheap would be fine, but expectations would be low as well. Ottawa fans know Chiasson. The trade you posted isn't bad, it's the reasoning included that got slammed, lol
BTW, Ottawa will make the cap floor easily, and will probably be $5MM over the floor.