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The way two-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson sees it, Thomas Chabot has all the makings of being a future National Hockey League star himself.

The Ottawa Senators captain goes so far as to say the 20-year-old Chabot is more accomplished than Karlsson was at that age.

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“He is from (Canada), he is more accustomed to the way things work than I was at the time,” Karlsson said Friday after the Senators hit the ice for the first time in training camp. “I still think he’s probably further ahead than I was when I got here, which is always a good sign.”

Just in case the Chabot hype meter wasn’t high enough already, Karlsson has cranked it up another notch.

Interestingly, Karlsson’s foot injury – he’s still weeks away taking his first skating strides post-surgery – has created an opening for Chabot to showcase himself.

Karlsson says Chabot has already proven he can deal with lofty expectations, dominating with Saint John of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and with Canada in the world junior championship.