Thomas Chabot - The league's newest super star D-man?

[IPS]

No, he wasn't

I'm not in the business of making shit up in my head and presenting it as reality but when did this become a Rielly discussion thread??

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Yea but plenty of players have been MVPs without the success Chabot's had.

Also stop overselling him as if he was touted to be on Dahlin's level with the "performance for the ages" stuff lol.

He's doing amaaazingly great atm and it's for sure a surprise... which is a compliment.

There's a reason why we won the MVP as the first defender ever. His performance for team Canada was truly unfrikinbelievable. You right it is a nice surprise, even every Sens fan wouldn't have guessed PPG whatsoever, but to say "nobody expected Chabot to be half the play he is now" is flat out false, that was my issue with the post. Many did, including many NHL writers too.

 

[hockeeyyy]

Chabot is unreal, but I need to point out that this kind of success was unpredictable, and certainly not something anyone foresaw coming. But you have to consider the fact that Ottawa's style of play really helps Chabot as well. Just look at how Brady and Duchene are performing.

Their offense is coming at the cost of defense and I'm not sure that any of their offensive play is sustainable.

 

[ScrewParros]

He concussed my boy namestnikov, me no likey.

 

[Agent Zub]

you only needed to watch Chabot once to understand why he has sky high potential. He's 6 ft 2, one of the most beautiful skaters in the league, silky smooth hands with a great wingspan, well rounded shooting arsenal, ridiculous poise, great hockey iq, superb passing touch, and the confidence and determination to get better that rivals anyone in the league.

he had superstar written all over him

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Am I in a Matrix reboot? It felt like yesterday when I was playing Yahoo Fantasy Hockey and Erik Karlsson was a waiver-available pickup. Me, being the rookie hockey fan in general back then overlooked him while someone else scooped him up and he just never stopped producing. That was f***ing 7 years ago.

Chabot is making history repeat itself. f***, he's even 21 years old, just like Karlsson back then.

And I no longer have time for fantasy, so once again, I'm missing out. LOL

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Chabot is unreal, but I need to point out that this kind of success was unpredictable, and certainly not something anyone foresaw coming. But you have to consider the fact that Ottawa's style of play really helps Chabot as well. Just look at how Brady and Duchene are performing.

Their offense is coming at the cost of defense and I'm not sure that any of their offensive play is sustainable.

He’s still better than Rielly, sorry.

 

[hockeeyyy]

He’s still better than Rielly, sorry.

Oh boy, you’re insecure.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Following Karlsson's footsteps. Insane, If Ottawa produces another elite defenseman. They've had quite a few in their last 20 years.

 

[Ivan13]

Very happy for him and the Senators. Fantastic player.

 

[Nihiliste]

In his draft year, I never realized he had this type of offensive skill. Obviously, he showed otherwise at the WJC, but he would have been drafted higher if had shown this type of ability pre-draft. I remember being one of the fools on the Zboril train, he appeared more solid defensively in their draft year.

 

[Random Comment]

Chabot is unreal, but I need to point out that this kind of success was unpredictable, and certainly not something anyone foresaw coming. But you have to consider the fact that Ottawa's style of play really helps Chabot as well. Just look at how Brady and Duchene are performing.

Their offense is coming at the cost of defense and I'm not sure that any of their offensive play is sustainable.

Say w0t mate? PPG maybe unpredictable in his second season, but every sens fan and hockey scout covering Ottawa prospects knew he was our top prospect and a projected top pairing D man. If you watched him at all last season you could see the potential for future Norris contention. Guy is a stud.

 

[Alex1234]

I don’t think he’s a star quite yet. Borderline to low end #1 for now. Certainly has star potential however. We will have to see how he does for the rest of the season.

Agree
Sergachev clearly ahead

 

[Volica]

I feel good about calling this last year. I thought his impact would have been bigger last year; but hey, all due things in time.

 

[Sun God Nika]

Just gonna leave this game winner which restores his league lead in dman points here

 

[NyQuil]

Another secondary assist for Chabot.

What? The OT winner?

 

[triggrman]

Urghh Johansen......

 

[Mr. Met]

2019 Norris trophy winner

 

[InTkachukWeTrust]

Love to see it

 

[devbouz12]

Just gonna leave this game winner which restores his league lead in dman points here

Loved the Vince Carter celly

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Loved the Vince Carter celly

Came to post exactly that, makes me want to order the jersey now

 

[Masked]

Another secondary assist for Chabot.

What? The OT winner?

Nashville only had three skaters on the ice. Garbage goal.

 

[SensFactor]

Chabot is unreal, but I need to point out that this kind of success was unpredictable, and certainly not something anyone foresaw coming. But you have to consider the fact that Ottawa's style of play really helps Chabot as well. Just look at how Brady and Duchene are performing.

Their offense is coming at the cost of defense and I'm not sure that any of their offensive play is sustainable.

They have been sustaining it for nearly 40 games now.

 

[jbeck5]

Love that celly!

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

His snipe two games ago against Detroit was awesome. Crazy to think that only a few years ago in junior a big criticism of him was that he had a weak point shot, and now here we are a few year later and he has an absolute laser beam of a shot. Deadly accurate and he gets it through traffic.