Last season the Flames made an unpopular move with the fan base when they sent a 2nd round draft pick to the Ottawa Senators for the under-performing Curtis Lazar. The move was met with head scratching and pitchforks as Lazar hadn’t lived up to the lofty expectations assigned to him when the Sens drafted him 17th overall in the 2013 NHL Draft.
Lazar had good WHL numbers with the Edmonton Oil Kings in his first 3 full seasons with the team. He also performed well for the Team Canada’s U20 team (14 games, 16 points) so it would seem that his transition to the NHL would be smooth and he would continue to trend upwards.