To all the Calgary Flames fans still puzzled and angry that Mark Jankowski is toiling in the minor leagues while the likes of Troy Brouwer, Matt Stajan, Tanner Glass and Freddie Hamilton continue to enjoy their NHL perks: consider the case of Curtis Lazar as a cautionary tale.
You know Lazar as the cheerfully inconsistent Flames fourth liner who occasionally flashes the potential to move up the lineup but has yet to carve out a meaningful role at the National Hockey League level.
That’s the Calgary perspective.
Back in Ottawa, the 22-year-old is known as a first round bust.