The first arbitration ruling of the Summer was announced on Sunday morning, as Alex Chiasson learned that he was awarded a 1-year, $1.2 million deal with the Ottawa Senators, in his player-elected ruling.
With this ruling, the player has to accept the award and with the ruling coming out on the team's side, the Senators should have been very pleased with the outcome. It was reported that Chiasson was looking for $2.475 million, while the team only offered $1 million before the hearing.
Chiasson was one of the main principles that came back in the deal that sent forward Jason Spezza to the Dallas Stars last Summer, but he had only finished his first full season with the Stars before getting dealt and his second full season was in Ottawa. Saying that, it was somewhat of a down year for Chiasson, who went from 35 points in his rookie season, down to 26 points in 76 games.
With only a 1-year deal, he'll have something to work for, but who's to say how nasty it got in that hearing?
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