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Lazar using on-ice time as an escape from trade rumours

RALEIGH, N.C. - Curtis Lazar was wearing his wide smile after practice Thursday at the PNC Arena.

We’ll find out soon enough if he’ll be wearing it much longer in Ottawa.

With the NHL trade deadline set for Wednesday at 3 p.m., the speculation is building and there’s no question the 22-year-old forward is going to hear his name a lot between now and then because, while his preference is to stay in Ottawa, he’d like a trade if he’s not going to get a chance to play.

That request was made during a meeting between Lazar’s agent J.