In October, Thomas Chabot has a chance to do something rarely heard of with defenseman his age. The 19-year-old will be given a solid opportunity to fill a roster spot on an NHL team once training camp rolls around.
Though he could turn everything around in the coming months with a good showing when the team gets together in mid September, Chabot didn’t make it easy on himself with a poor showing at development camp in July, which saw Senators management openly criticize their prospect’s performance.
"I feel like it's a bump in the road to being a pro.