Lightning's Mitchell Chaffee: Two points for hard-working winger
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Chaffee had a goal and an assist in a 7-6 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday.
The third-line winger has five goals, three assists, 21 hits, 16 shots and eight blocks in 18 games this season. Chaffee is a hard-working winger, but doesn't really offer much fantasy value, even with a role on the second power-play unit. The points were Chaffee's first in six games, and he hasn't picked up any points with the man advantage.
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Lightning's Mitchell Chaffee: Tallies in Sunday's loss
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Chaffee found the back of the net in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Jets.
Chaffee scored his fourth goal of the season in the second period of Sunday's defeat. The Michigan native added three shots, one takeaway and a minus-1 rating in 16:17 of ice time. Chaffee is filling a bottom-six role, and he's offered solid depth production with four goals and two assists over 12 appearances.
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Lightning's Mitchell Chaffee: Tallies again Monday
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Chaffee scored a goal in Monday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators.
Chaffee has scored in back-to-back games and now has three tallies and five points through nine contests overall. The 26-year-old saw 10 seconds of power-play time Monday, but he's still not regularly in the mix with the man advantage. That's about the only complaint one could have with his start to the season, as he's added 13 hits, six shots on net, four PIM and a plus-3 rating while filling a middle-six role.
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Lightning's Mitchell Chaffee: Gaining trust with strong start
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Chaffee posted an assist, four hits and two PIM in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Chaffee has found the scoresheet in the last three games (one goal, two assists). He also saw a season-high 13:30 of ice time Tuesday. The 26-year-old has seen the bulk of his NHL ice time on the fourth line in his career, but a strong start to 2024-25 has him positioned to be an option in the middle six on a more regular basis going forward.
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Lightning's Mitchell Chaffee: Lends assist in win
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Chaffee produced an assist in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Golden Knights.
The helper was Chaffee's first point in three appearances this season. The winger has added three hits, two blocked shots, two PIM and one shot on goal. He's locked into a fourth-line role, but it wouldn't be surprising if he was occasionally designated a healthy scratch this season. He played in 30 regular-season games with the Lightning last year, producing seven points and 88 hits.
Chaffee agreed to terms on a two-year, $1.6 million contract with Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Chaffee's deal is a one-way contract, which should increase his chances of playing in more than 30 NHL games this upcoming season. During the 2023-24 campaign, the 26-year-old winger notched four goals on 27 shots, three assists and 88 hits while averaging 11:07 of ice time. Even with his new deal in hand, Chaffee is unlikely to challenge for more than a bottom-six role next season.
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Lightning's Mitchell Chaffee: Recent scratch
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Chaffee has been scratched for three of the Lightning's last five games.
The right-shot power winger has incredible strength and a strong shot. But with the Bolts pushing to nail down a postseason berth, Chaffee has been a student of the game from the press box. He has notched three goals and one assist in 19 NHL outings this season. Chaffee also has 12 goals and 14 assists in 36 games with AHL Syracuse this campaign.
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Lightning's Mitchell Chaffee: Returns to AHL
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Chaffee was reassigned to AHL Syracuse on Sunday.
Chaffee has played three games with the Lightning this season, tallying a goal and an assist. The 26-year-old winger will likely remain a depth option in the AHL if Tanner Jeannot (lower body) is able to return following the All-Star break.
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Wild's Mitchell Chaffee: Signs two-way pact
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Chaffee signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Wild on Sunday.
Chaffee made his NHL debut with Minnesota last season and was held scoreless in two appearances. The 24-year-old was signed as an undrafted free agent out of UMass-Amherst after the 2019-20 campaign. Chaffee has scored 25 goals and 56 points through 77 career games with AHL Iowa, where he'll likely spend most of the 2022-23 season.
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Wild's Mitchell Chaffee: Dropped back to minors
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Chaffee was returned to AHL Iowa on Wednesday.
Chaffee's demotion comes as the Wild are off until Saturday's matchup with the Hurricanes. While the team could bring him back to the NHL ahead of that contest, he is unlikely to break into the lineup barring an absence among the forward group. In the minors, the undrafted winger has been showing his offensive upside with eight goals and five assists in 18 contests. If he can keep producing at the level, Chaffee could be in line to make his NHL debut at some point this year.
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Wild's Mitchell Chaffee: Recalled from minors
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Chaffee was elevated from AHL Iowa on Monday.
Chaffee will likely serve primarily as an emergency depth option and shouldn't be expected to get onto the ice. Even if the Michigan native does play, it figures to be in a bottom-six role.
