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Originally Posted by 868904
I'm surprised by some of the hate that this deal is getting. People need to understand that a team isn't comprised entirely of scorers and skill guys. You need elite role players too. Elite forecheckers, elite penalty killers, elite defensive defensemen. Lazar won't ever be a scorer, but if he reaches his ceiling, he will be a very significant contributor to a championship type team.
I see his floor as a Shean Donovan/Marcus Nilsson/Jannik Hansen type but his ceiling as a Dustin Brown/Alex Burrows/Brendan Gallagher type. The low end is a significant contributor, and the high end is an impact role player.
A future line of Tkachuk/Bennett/Lazar could be a real nightmare for opposition defences.
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This.
Im really pumped on this deal. Im a sens fan as well and I have always seen him as the sens version of sven in the sense that he was mismanaged and poorly developed. I think he has a lower offensive ceiling than sven but a higher floor. He reminds me of a faster Tkachuk with less skill but a better defensive game. Similar style though.
I also agree that he really would compliment Tkachuk and Bennett extremely well if he pans out. If he reaches his potential he would be scary with Bennett and Tkachuk one day.
One thing that will help his chances here is the fact he is a great skater. Probably steps in and becomes one of our best skaters after johnny, brodie, backlund, dougie, frolik. I think thats something this team could use right now. He has a fantastic shot as well.
Best of all he could bump Chiasson out of the lineup and push brouwer to the 4th line until he finds his game. I can see Versteeg - Bennett - Lazar.
As someone who has watched Lazar play a lot, i have a really strong feeling that he will be a huge success here.