The Wire Troll: Alex Chiasson Accumulating Goals for Oilers

/ Hockey, The Wire Troll

Chiasson potted his 11th goal in 19 games on Thursday, giving him three goals and an assist over the last four games. He was an afterthought in Washington last season, but is playing a much bigger role for the Oilers. No, Chiasson’s ridiculously good 35.5 shooting percentage won’t continue, but he brings last season’s Stanley Cup experience to a club that needs to learn how to win.

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Zack Kassian Dealt to the Oilers

/ Hockey, Scott Maran, Transactional analysis

This season, Scrivens has played nine games in the AHL, going 2-6-1 with the Bakersfield Condors. In the past four seasons, he’s played with the Oilers, Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs, compiling a .905 career save percentage. Kassian has not played any games this season after he was entered into stage two of the league’s substance abuse and behavioral health program. Before this season, he was traded from the Vancouver Canucks, for whom he posted 59 points in 171 games over four seasons.

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The Wire Troll: Dan Girardi Rides Rising Rangers

/ Dakota Case, Hockey, The Wire Troll

With a 9-1 record in their past 10 games, the Rangers are currently the hottest team in the league, leading the Metropolitan Division with five points to spare at 32. Girardi, more of a stay-at-home defenseman, is making a serious case for himself to be on your Fantasy roster. Through 20 games played, he has two goals, eight points, a plus-12 rating, six penalty minutes, 17 shots on goal, 46 hits and 44 blocked shots. We hope you have better players on your team’s top defensive pairing, but Girardi will certainly do as a third or fourth defenseman.

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The Wire Troll: Dale Weise Breaks Out For Habs

/ Dakota Case, Hockey, The Wire Troll

We seem to include Nielsen in our listings every October or November and then, as soon as we hit “publish,” he instantly stops producing. *Facepalm* We’re willing to take that risk, because he’s been just too good to ignore. Through 11 games played, Nielsen has five goals, nine points, a power play goal, 31 shots on goal, six hits and 13 blocked shots. Knowing our luck, that’s now all he’ll get for the season.

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2014 NHL Draft Grades: Pacific Division, Part II

/ Dakota Case, Draft report, Hockey, Prospects

If you’ve made it this far in our eight-part draft grade series, well, congratulations… you have no life outside hockey. That’s okay, neither do we. Today, we wrap up the Pacific Division with the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks. To catch up in the series, be sure to check out the previous articles listed below.

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The Wire Troll: Waiver Picks and a Turkey

/ Chris Wassel, Hockey, The Wire Troll

Stone is one of those players that has a nice shot, but his passing is an iffy proposition at times. The defenseman has a goal almost every other game and does get about two shots a game on the net. That may not mean much, but at the very least he is relatively effective. Stone is another one of those guys owned in 15-to-25 per cent of leagues that is a slightly risky short-term buy.

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