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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Rob Tychkowski @Rob_Tychkowski
Despite the Oilers struggles, impending UFA Alex Chiasson has told management he likes it here and wants to re-sign with Edmonton, making it much easier to keep him past the trade deadline.
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Chiasson is no fool. Has his cup ring already and rightly concludes that a) He'd likely meet the same fate as Joe Colborne in the free agent market b) He's a bit of a unicorn in that he'd willingly play for the Oilers and has shown to be the least bad option on that first line.
Add in the high likelihood that the Oilers GM by committee will ignore his anomalous shooting percentage this year and gladly fork over a 3x4MM or better.