Senators send seldom-used defenceman Chabot back to QMJHL’s Saint John
OTTAWA — After playing in just one of the Ottawa Senators’ first nine games, 19-year-old defenceman Thomas Chabot knew a trip back to the major junior ranks was likely.
So he wasn’t surprised to learn Wednesday that he was being sent back to the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
“For sure I wanted to be here for the season, but at the same time I look forward going back to junior,” he said. “And in Saint John we have a real good team and I’ll also have the chance to represent Canada at the World Juniors again this year so that’s something I’m looking forward to.”
In the one game he did play, Chabot saw a mere 7:09 of ice time in a 7-4 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. With the Senators’ top six defencemen playing well, coach Guy Boucher saw no reason to mix things up just to give Chabot, Ottawa’s 18th-overall draft pick in 2015, an opportunity to get in a game.