Young defenseman Chabot signs monster deal in Ottawa!

​The kid is getting paid!

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Young defenseman Chabot signs monster deal in Ottawa!
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While everyone has been focused on unsigned restricted free agents and the ongoing contract disputes, the Ottawa Senators have been quietly taking care of business. 

And on Thursday morning, they came out with a bang!

The Senators have just announced that they have signed young defenseman Thomas Chabot to a massive eight-year, $64 million contract.

He was set to be a restricted free agent next summer. 


Here is the contract breakdown, per the team's communications team: 

Chabot's extension is broken down as follows: $7M in 2020-21, $7M in 2021-22, $4M in 2022-23, $8M in 2023-24, $10M in 2024-25, $10M in 2025-26, $10M in 2026-27 and $8M in 2027-28.


Per the team's press release, Chabot signs this extension coming off of a record-setting season where he established new career highs in all major statistical categories including goals (14), assists (41), points (55), penalty minutes (32) and games (70), leading the Senators and ranking 10th among NHL defensemen in scoring. Chabot averaged a team and career-high 24:17 of time-on-ice per game and was named Ottawa’s representative in the 64th NHL All-Star Game.

"Thomas is an exceptional talent and an outstanding teammate, who is impactful both on and off the ice. He is the type of player that can develop into a core member of a championship-level team in the National Hockey League," said Senators general manager Pierre Dorion. "He is an NHL all-star; an elite skater and puck-mover who plays with pace and determination. 

"We are convinced Thomas will have a significant impact on the Ottawa Senators as we develop and grow into a highly competitive team over the coming seasons and we are extremely proud that Thomas will continue to be a key part of our team's future success moving forward. Today is a great day for the Ottawa Senators franchise."

The 22-year-old was selected in the first round, 18th overall by Ottawa back in 2015. Up until now, he has managed to record 23 goals and 80 points in a total of 134 career games with the team.


Source: Twitter