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Seven Ottawa Senators who could play in the 2022 Olympics

By Jack Baines

OTTAWA, ON - APRIL 1: Brady Tkachuk #7 of the Ottawa Senators celebrates with Thomas Chabot #72 after scoring a first period goal on the Tampa Bay Lightning at Canadian Tire Centre on April 1, 2019 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andrea Cardin/NHLI via Getty Images)
OTTAWA, ON - APRIL 1: Brady Tkachuk #7 of the Ottawa Senators celebrates with Thomas Chabot #72 after scoring a first period goal on the Tampa Bay Lightning at Canadian Tire Centre on April 1, 2019 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andrea Cardin/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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OTTAWA, ON – JANUARY 11: Thomas Chabot #72 of the Ottawa Senators skates with the puck against the Montreal Canadiens at Canadian Tire Centre on January 11, 2020 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)
OTTAWA, ON – JANUARY 11: Thomas Chabot #72 of the Ottawa Senators skates with the puck against the Montreal Canadiens at Canadian Tire Centre on January 11, 2020 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images) /

Thomas Chabot (Canada)

We’ll start off with the player who could have the biggest potential impact in Beijing. Chabot signed an 8-year extension with Ottawa prior to the 2019-20 season, and in year one the team was sure to try and make every dollar count. The 23-year old led the league in ice time averaging an even 26 minutes a night. His 39 points in 71 games on the blueline for the 30th-place Sens weren’t the eye-popping numbers some may have hoped for, but given the circumstances and the minutes he ate for the team, his performance this season was star-calibre.

Canada also has a lack of overall talent on the left side of the blue line, with only Morgan Rielly looking like a sure-thing with just over a year and a half to go until the games. Other options include Shea Theodore, Josh Morrissey, Mark Giordano, Ryan Ellis, and others. Even if you don’t believe Chabot will be the best of that bunch by 2022, it’s very likely that he’s able to beat out some of them for a spot on the team, and if he continues to put in the stellar nightly performances he has so far in his career, he may be the go-to defenceman for Canada.

Olympic Chance: 85%

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