[PlayfulGenius]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

Lazar has never had more than 20 points in a season. He has 15 points in 70 games over three years with the Flames. He was a 61 point player in his draft year, and his +1 season he only scored 76. The production concerns were real from the start.

Because he was a 1st round pick and had a prestigious junior career, he's been given more than his share of opportunities. If he's a 5th round pick, he's Freddie Hamilton.

There are better gambles to make at this stage.

Edit: Jankowski has more points in 100 fewer games and he's just not that effective at anything beyond PK.

"Mark Jankowski without the offense" is not what we need.

draft +1 year ho only played 58 games, that's 14 less than in his draft year... his 94pt pace was quite good.

I'm not suggesting he's going to pan out at the NHL level, just mentioning part of your argument is a bit misleading.