Chiasson Traded to Calgary

SensChirp June 27, 2016 861
Chiasson Traded to Calgary

The rumours surrounding Alex Chiasson’s future were swirling throughout Draft weekend in Buffalo.

This afternoon, Pierre Dorion finally made a move.  Alex Chiasson, an unsigned restricted free agent, has been traded to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Patrick Sieloff.  The Flames have already signed Chiasson to a one year contract.

The Senators had to make a decision on whether or not to qualify Chiasson by 5:00 PM today and instead have opted to trade his rights to the Flames.  It’s a disappointing end for Chiasson who was the centre piece in the trade that sent Jason Spezza to the Dallas Stars.

In Sieloff, the Senators are getting a defenceman that played last season with the Stockton Heat of the American Hockey League.  Sieloff played in one NHL game last year and scored a goal.  Sieloff was a 2nd round pick in the 2012 Entry Draft.

With the 5:00 PM deadline for RFAs approaching, the Senators also confirmed that Patrick Wiercioch was not sent a qualifying offer.  That means he’ll be a UFA later this week.

Roster update: The #Sens have sent qualifying offers to Bailey, Ceci, Claesson, Dzingel, Hoffman, McCormick and Puempel.

— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) June 27, 2016