This is purely speculation on my part, but I think when Treliving acquired Lazar, his long-term vision was to have him play RW with Mony and Johnny.
If he can reach his junior potential he would be quite a good fit there.
In post-trade interview Tre said that he'd be happy with Lazar becoming top 6 material (paraphrasing), but I think his ultimate intention is to give the top line its right shot RW down the road.
The Flames are much better at managing fan expectations since Feaster days and I think that quote from Treliving is another example of that.
So my realistic expectation is that he produces 20-35 points this year, depending on the ice time he gets.
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