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Originally Posted by theslymonkey
I keep seeing people leave Lazar off of their lineups. I think a he shows up to take a real shot at 3RW. He's got too much drive to just fade away. I think he will be at least 4RW next year.
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I see him as no more than a depth piece right now.
I certainly wouldn't go into next season penciling him in anywhere higher than a 13th forward at this point. If we wants to be a 3RW or 4RW or 4C he is going to have to come to camp and take it.
I like Curtis Lazar, and I hope he does force his way in there, but going into next season expecting a forward with 15 career goals in 245 career games to be anything more than 13th forward is just asking for the same lack of depth scoring that plagued this team last season.
I will say the same about Shore. 15 career goals in 236 NHL games.
This is why I hope to see a guy like Derek Ryan added. He had 15 goals just last season, and can win face offs. Of course he did that with more ice time than a 4th liner gets, but he's a guy that has proven capable of stepping up when needed which is valuable depth wise.