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Originally Posted by dissentowner
I think Chiasson ends up there. Gully had him in Dallas's system and knows that despite his struggles in Ottawa where he was misused the guy actually has a hard accurate wrister. When he came up in Dallas and was used on the top line he had 6 goals in 7 games. Obviously he won't produce that high but I think with Johnny feeding him pucks he can net at least 20 on the top line while hitting along the boards and digging picks out. The other big reason to put him there is he is a pretty tough guy and can hold guys accountable for taking liberties on Johnny.
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This is very optimistic thinking. He only had 13 goals and 38 points when he play 79 points with the Stars in his best season. Considering the price we paid for him, that type of production is exactly what I expect. Barring a miraculous turn around, I'll just pencil us in for another lottery pick if he's on our top line. If we have another revolving door of bottom 9 players in that spot again then that's exactly where we'll be.