Chabot was the 18th overall pick in the 2015 NHL draft, and the most optimistic of expectations were that he would make the Senators’ lineup next fall for the start of the season.
The Ottawa Senators recently lost defenseman Patrick Wiercioch to free agency after not giving him a qualifying offer.
The team views Chabot as a left handed defenseman to eventually crack the 6 blue-liner group of the Senators.
With Erik Karlsson, Dion Phaneuf, Marc Methot, and Mark Borowiecki anchoring their defense, the Senators still have a few questions to answer.