Curtis Lazar’s development hasn’t gone the way many anticipated since he was drafted 17th overall in 2013.
Tabbed as a defensively responsible player who oozed intangibles and had offensive upside, Lazar was viewed as the kind of productive, character player that the Senators lacked.
That Lazar would go on to capture the 2013-14 Memorial Cup and bring home gold in the 2015 World Junior Championships only helped fuel perceptions of him as a blue chip prospect.
When it came time for Corey Pronman to reveal his list of the ‘Top 100 Drafted NHL Prospects‘ in 2014 for ESPN, Lazar was rated as Pronman’s 14th best prospect.