Snapshots: Chabot, Sharpe, Thome

Why Thomas Chabot deserves to be the Ottawa Senators next captain

For nearly a decade, the 29-year-old defenceman has been the constant through Ottawa's darkest days.

Snapshots: Chabot, Sharpe, Thome

The Ottawa Senators’ trade of Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers earlier this summer has left the club without a captain for the first time since 2021. While Ottawa has previously shown a willingness to be patient in choosing who wears the “C,” going three seasons without a captain in the aftermath of the 2018 Erik Karlsson trade, it seems they won’t be waiting that long this time around. According to Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch, Senators GM S…