Quoting: csick
Chabot is very valuable but no Ottawa has way toooooooo many puck moving Dmen .
One of the reason they’ve struggled . They all move the puck but no one can defend
Chabot plays like a standard 2LD on an 8 mil contract.
They gave him 1LD money which he is not.
If this is the excuse for moving him, it's laughable considering the guy you are moving him for is a puck moving defenseman who doesn't play defense well.
So again, PIT isn't retaining on that contract.
They will be more than happy to keep EK. His play isn't horribly bad. If anything it's about what you should expect for a guy who has to split opportunities with Letang.
If he was "the guy" on a team his numbers would be far better.
It's the biggest problem with having 2 really good defensemen on the same team. Had the same problem when it was him and Burns.
It's why teams should not load up on high price puck moving defensemen.
But once they go that route, it is what it is. Don't think they are going to admit failure on it after 1 season. Especially when his pairing isn't the real problem on the team.