Posts About "Curtis Lazar"
Sabres' Lazar Seeing Surprising Success
January 16th, 2020 He entered the organization with little fanfare. When Curtis Lazar was signed on July 1 by the Buffalo Sabres, it was considered a move of little consequence. Lazar was tabbed by most to be nothing more than a depth signing for the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans to help groom the next crop of Sabres' hopefuls. Lazar...
Sabres Barely Dip a Toe in Free Agent Pool
July 2nd, 2019 While other teams made splashes in the first day of free agency, the Buffalo Sabres did not. The organization added four players–center Curtis Lazar, defenseman John Gilmour, goalie Andrew Hammond and forward Jean-Sebastien Dea. Not exactly household names. https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/1145829434932416514 They...
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Maple Leafs, Canucks, More
June 30th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news out of Buffalo with the Sabres, Toronto and the Maple Leafs hunt for value deals, and the Vancouver Canucks may have to change their approach to free agency. Buffalo Sabres in the News Chris Johnston is reporting that it's sounding like the Buffalo Sabres will be signing Curtis...
5 Flames in Flux at Training Camp
September 23rd, 2018 Every training camp is important for every franchise, as each club is trying to get their ducks in a row in order to start the season on the right foot. But within every training camp there are a few players who are in a unique position to make a mark – or absolutely need to – in order to establish themselves, rewrite old...
Lazar Might Not Be an NHLer...Yet
October 29th, 2017 The National Hockey League is an extremely tough place to make a living. It's a tough league to land a job in, and it's even tougher to land in as a teenager. For Calgary Flames forward Curtis Lazar, making the jump to the NHL as a teenager turned out to be a double-edged sword; on one hand he made it, on the other hand making it may...
Flames' Search for Stability Continues
October 16th, 2017 Back in "the day," the Calgary Flames' top line was easy to identify; it was whatever line Jarome Iginla was on. In recent years, following the club's brief rebuilding, it's been known as whichever line Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan are on. But while Flames management almost drove themselves batty trying to find a center to play with...
Flames Expansion Draft Primer
June 7th, 2017 For the first time in nearly two full decades, the Calgary Flames will participate in the National Hockey League's expansion draft as the Vegas Golden Knights join the league in mid-June. Compared to the other 29 established clubs, the Flames are sitting in very good shape. They've made the post-season in two of their past three seasons...
Lazar a Perfect Fit for Flames
April 11th, 2017 Curtis Lazar had everything going for him coming out of junior hockey. As a member of the Edmonton Oil Kings, Lazar won two WHL Championships and a Memorial Cup, scoring 41 goals in just 58 games in his last season with the team. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the 2013 NHL draft and made the team as a...
Flames Will Need A Strong Supporting Cast
April 10th, 2017 The Calgary Flames will need outstanding performances from their entire supporting cast of players if they want to upset the Anaheim Ducks in the playoffs. Late in the season, head coach Glen Gulutzan found some good chemistry on a third line composed of Kris Versteeg, Sam Bennett, and Alex Chiasson, which was an encouraging...
Time to Get Lazar Into the Lineup
March 18th, 2017 When the Calgary Flames acquired Curtis Lazar from the Ottawa Senators at this year’s trade deadline, giving up a second-round pick in the process, it seemed like the former WHL standout was set to get a fresh start after struggling in his first couple of years with the Sens. Yet, over two weeks have passed since the Flames brought...
First Look at the Calgary Flames Offseason
March 9th, 2017 As the Calgary Flames 2016-17 roster took its final shape following last week's trade deadline, we can now start to look towards the decisions that general manager Brad Treliving will be making come June. After adding Michael Stone back on Feb. 20 and then making a depth move with Curtis Lazar on March 1, the team's direction has...
Flames Set for Stretch Run
March 2nd, 2017 Having already addressed the hole on defense with the acquisition of Michael Stone on February 20th, not much was expected to happen with the Calgary Flames heading into the March 1st deadline. The one hole on the roster that the team might have tried to improve was at right wing, where names like Radim Vrbata, P.A. Parenteau and even...
Senators Trade Lazar to Flames
March 1st, 2017 The Ottawa Senators have traded forward Curtis Lazar and Mike Kostka to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a second-round draft pick and Jyrki Jokipakka, per Darren Dreger and Bruce Garrioch. Lazar had asked for a trade from the Senators organization in search of a new start, and the Flames took the opportunity to add yet another young...
