I think it’s fair to say that since he was drafted 17th overall in 2013, Curtis Lazar has been a disappointing first round pick for the Ottawa Senators. When he captained the Edmonton Oil Kings to a Memorial Cup championship in 2014, Senators fans were excited about Lazar’s future on the team. When he made the team as a 19-year old, Senators fans thought a future leader was about to be born.
Instead, he hasn’t proven that he deserves to be in the NHL.
It has been frustrating to watch a player touted as the “most likely player in the draft to be an NHLer” not be able to produce at this level.