It has been six long months since we last saw our dear Ottawa Senators.
We’ve found ways to pass the time by ferociously debating every possible topic in the world and even some beyond it. Shout out ton#SpaceChirp!
Yet with the NHL Draft now just three weeks away it becoming increasingly likely that soon, we’ll have some honest to goodness Sens news to discuss. And when you consider the Senators have like three players on the active roster and one million draft picks, things are going to ramp up pretty quickly.
So let’s ease back into things with this interesting note from Bruce Garrioch’s most recent column.
The organization has made it clear defenceman Thomas Chabot will be the centrepiece of this rebuild by signing him to an eight-year, $64 million extension last summer that kicks in this season and he’s the top candidate to be named the club’s new captain.
Maybe not earth-shattering news, like that asteroid barrelling towards earth just in time for the US election (#SpaceChirp and #PoliticsChirp all wrapped into one!), but still noteworthy just the name.
Thomas Chabot certainly checks all the boxes.
A young, talented player that exudes calm both on and off the ice. The team already has him locked up to an eight-year deal so they know he’s around for the long haul. And in the Ottawa market, the fact that he’s fluently bilingual is an added bonus.
A no-brainer, right?
Well not so fast.
That’s because Senators are fortunate to have another Captain-in-waiting. The now 20-year old Brady Tkachuk is a little more rambunctious in his approach on the ice but he’s the type of player that has that unique ability to drag his teammates into the fight.
When Tkachuk is playing his game, it’s almost impossible for his teammates not to follow along.
The thing about Brady Tkachuk is, you get the sense he’s going to play the same way regardless of whether or not he has a C on the front of his jersey. He really only knows how to play one way. Meanwhile in Chabot, it has the potential to sort of accentuate some of those leadership qualities that are less outwardly apparent early in his NHL career.
The Senators can’t really go wrong here.
Yet there is a compelling case to be made for both guys. And in Garrioch’s note, we get our first indication which direction they might be leaning.
Who would you choose as the next Captain of the Ottawa Senators?
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