Detroit Red Wings Sign Alex Chiasson

The Detroit Crimson Wings might not have landed James van Riemsdyk, however they did add a ahead at the moment. Alex Chiasson has signed a one-year, one-way, prorated $750K contract for the remainder of this season. Chiasson had been enjoying with the Grand Rapids Griffins on an AHL contract.

Since he wasn’t on waivers at the moment, it seems as if Chiasson is staying with Detroit in the intervening time. The 32-year-old ahead has been a strong contributor for the Griffins, with 20 factors in 29 video games, and has an extended historical past of offering depth scoring on the NHL stage. In a 631-game profession, the 6’4″ ahead has 224 factors, together with 13 targets simply final season for the Vancouver Canucks.

Whereas he gained’t be dragging the Crimson Wings to the playoffs, the crew wanted some forwards to fill the spots vacated by Tyler Bertuzzi, Jakub Frana, and Oskar Sundqvist over the previous couple of days. Chiasson is a dependable veteran who has put in his time within the minor leagues and might now get some additional pay down the stretch. He’ll additionally get an opportunity to showcase himself for a deal subsequent season.

At simply 32, this was the primary time Chiasson had performed within the AHL since 2013. If he can play nicely for the Crimson Wings at any time when he will get the possibility, maybe one other NHL contract continues to be ready for him in the summertime.