Welcome to the 2020-21 season review and 2021-22 season preview player-by-player! In this, and other articles, I’ll be, well, reviewing the Edmonton Oilers 2020-21 season and previewing the 2021-22 season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2021/06/14/a-guide-to-my-offseason-coverage-and-the-analytics-behind-them/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal">here</a>. 

You were either in two camps of thinking with Alex Chiasson in Edmonton: you loved him, or you hated him.
He came to Edmonton on a pro-try-out ahead of the 2018-19 season earning himself a one-year contract and he didn&#8217;t disappoint. He scored 22 goals and 38 points in 73 games that year and was a big depth scoring addition to the team.
He kept up a decent bottom-six scoring pace throughout his time in Edmonton, and now, it appears he&#8217;s off to different pastures as a UFA.
Last year, Chiasson found himself fighting for a bottom-six role playing in 45 games, but his struggles this year were apparent. With him on the ice at 5&#215;5, the Oilers controlled 43.19 percent of the shot attempts, 37.93 percent of the goals scored, 41.36 percent of the expected goals while posting a 98.5 PDO.
Chiasson got bit by bad puck luck. His on-ice save percentage dipped three percent from the year before and that&#8217;s a big reason for his struggles.
But Chiasson&#8217;s isolated impacts were decent. At even-strength, he contributed offence at a seven percent rate below league average and defence at a one percent rate above league average. He made his mark mainly on the powerplay, where according to hockeyviz.com, he contributed offence at a 15 percent rate above league average.
He doesn&#8217;t have a home heading into next season, and I think the Oilers could do worse bringing him back as a 13th forward. I liked his defensive impacts on the ice, and that&#8217;s what you want from a veteran depth forward.
<h2>ALEX CHIASSON&#8217;S CAREER SO FAR</h2>
<table id="110877" class="sortable autostripe st reg">
<thead>
<tr class="c_sort_head">
<th class="l">Season</th>
<th class="l">Team</th>
<th class="l">League</th>
<th>GP</th>
<th>G</th>
<th>A</th>
<th>Pts</th>
<th>PIM</th>
<th>+/-</th>
<th>PGP</th>
<th>G</th>
<th>A</th>
<th>Pts</th>
<th>PIM</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="MAJOR-1">
<td class="pds l">2012-13</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Dallas Stars</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">7</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1 odd">
<td class="pds l">2013-14</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Dallas Stars</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">79</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>-21</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1">
<td class="pds l">2014-15</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Ottawa Senators</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">76</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>-5</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1 odd">
<td class="pds l">2015-16</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Ottawa Senators</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">77</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1">
<td class="pds l">2016-17</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Calgary Flames</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">81</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>-6</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1 odd">
<td class="pds l">2017-18</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Washington Capitals</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">61</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1">
<td class="pds l">2018-19</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Edmonton Oilers</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">73</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>-1</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
<td>&#8212;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1 odd">
<td class="pds l">2019-20</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Edmonton Oilers</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">65</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>-3</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1">
<td class="pds l">2020-21</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Edmonton Oilers</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">45</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>-10</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr class="c_sec_foot">
<td></td>
<td class="l">NHL Totals</td>
<td></td>
<td>564</td>
<td>101</td>
<td>101</td>
<td>202</td>
<td>329</td>
<td></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>
<hr />
Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at<a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"> @zjlaing</a>, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.
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Welcome to the 2020-21 season review and 2021-22 season preview player-by-player! In this, and other articles, I’ll be, well, reviewing the Edmonton Oilers 2020-21 season and previewing the 2021-22 season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2021/06/14/a-guide-to-my-offseason-coverage-and-the-analytics-behind-them/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal">here</a>.


You were either in two camps of thinking with Alex Chiasson in Edmonton: you loved him, or you hated him.

He came to Edmonton on a pro-try-out ahead of the 2018-19 season earning himself a one-year contract and he didn't disappoint. He scored 22 goals and 38 points in 73 games that year and was a big depth scoring addition to the team.

He kept up a decent bottom-six scoring pace throughout his time in Edmonton, and now, it appears he's off to different pastures as a UFA.

Last year, Chiasson found himself fighting for a bottom-six role playing in 45 games, but his struggles this year were apparent. With him on the ice at 5x5, the Oilers controlled 43.19 percent of the shot attempts, 37.93 percent of the goals scored, 41.36 percent of the expected goals while posting a 98.5 PDO.

Chiasson got bit by bad puck luck. His on-ice save percentage dipped three percent from the year before and that's a big reason for his struggles.

But Chiasson's isolated impacts were decent. At even-strength, he contributed offence at a seven percent rate below league average and defence at a one percent rate above league average. He made his mark mainly on the powerplay, where according to hockeyviz.com, he contributed offence at a 15 percent rate above league average.

He doesn't have a home heading into next season, and I think the Oilers could do worse bringing him back as a 13th forward. I liked his defensive impacts on the ice, and that's what you want from a veteran depth forward.
<h2>ALEX CHIASSON'S CAREER SO FAR</h2>
<table id="110877" class="sortable autostripe st reg">
<thead>
<tr class="c_sort_head">
<th class="l">Season</th>
<th class="l">Team</th>
<th class="l">League</th>
<th>GP</th>
<th>G</th>
<th>A</th>
<th>Pts</th>
<th>PIM</th>
<th>+/-</th>
<th>PGP</th>
<th>G</th>
<th>A</th>
<th>Pts</th>
<th>PIM</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="MAJOR-1">
<td class="pds l">2012-13</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Dallas Stars</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">7</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1 odd">
<td class="pds l">2013-14</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Dallas Stars</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">79</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>-21</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1">
<td class="pds l">2014-15</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Ottawa Senators</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">76</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>-5</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1 odd">
<td class="pds l">2015-16</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Ottawa Senators</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">77</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1">
<td class="pds l">2016-17</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Calgary Flames</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">81</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>-6</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1 odd">
<td class="pds l">2017-18</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Washington Capitals</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">61</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1">
<td class="pds l">2018-19</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Edmonton Oilers</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">73</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>-1</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1 odd">
<td class="pds l">2019-20</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Edmonton Oilers</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">65</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>-3</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="MAJOR-1">
<td class="pds l">2020-21</td>
<td class="pdt l hhw ">Edmonton Oilers</td>
<td class="pdl l">NHL</td>
<td class="pdgp">45</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>-10</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr class="c_sec_foot">
<td></td>
<td class="l">NHL Totals</td>
<td></td>
<td>564</td>
<td>101</td>
<td>101</td>
<td>202</td>
<td>329</td>
<td></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>

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Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at<a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"> @zjlaing</a>, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.

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