It’s really just a formality more than anything, but in looking at the photo above, it’s obvious that the signing gave Daniel Alfredsson the chills.
Not being Thomas Chabot or one of his family, friends or any of the coaches who have personally had a hand in his development as a hockey player, it’s pretty hard to get excited about Chabot signing his first professional contract since he was inevitably going to sign one anyways, but the Senators officially announced this morning that they had signed one of their 2015 first round picks (18th overall) to a three-year ELC.
According to GeneralFanager.com, Chabot’s three-year deal will carry a $925,000 cap hit and a $1.285 million annual average value.
Following his first professional training camp, it’s simply the next step towards what will hopefully be long and productive career with the Senators.
From the rookie tournament through the exhibition games, Chabot impressed enough with his skating and puck-moving skills to cause some fans to remark that he’d make for an upgrade on a couple of the team’s left defencemen. In three games and 44:38 of ice time, Chabot registered two assists, six shots on goal and a plus/minus of +3.
Chabot has been returned to the QMJHL’s Saint John Seadogs where the hope is that he’ll take whatever confidence he gained over the past number of weeks into the junior season and earn a spot on Hockey Canada’s World Junior Championship entry. As the Senators’ press release made note of, “Chabot was an invitee to Hockey Canada’s National Teams’ Summer Showcase which was held in August in Calgary.”
So all in all, it’s a relatively slow news day…
Other News and Notes:
– The Senators trimmed their roster by another seven players today which brings their total number of players in camp down to 25. Of note, Nick Paul, Matt O’Connor and the ballyhooed Max McCormick were assigned to Binghamton. Joining them will be AHL veterans Eric O’Dell, Michael Kostka, Zack Stortini and pseudo-prospect Fredrik Claesson.
With a prospect like Paul being sent down, it means that the competition for the one forward spot up front comes down to Shane Prince versus Matt Puempel. Colin Greening is still around and technically in the mix, but as a sunk cost, it’s not like the organization would keep Greening in the NHL at the expense of one of their younger and better players.
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