Confirmed with Link: Curtis Lazar to Buffalo. 1 year, $700k

[cardiffgiant]

Ok. Depth option. probably hungry given it could be a final chance. Doesnt hurt

I remember he looked money in the bank at the 2015 WJCs. Since then? Uhh.....He ate a burger once on the ice that was thrown?

Probably hungry all the time, given that he's willing to eat food that's thrown onto the ice...

 

[Ace]

What a great day for our new 2C Curtis Lazar.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

Lazar has a nice smile. That's enough to be a top-6 talent here in Buffalo.

 

[missingmika]

Lazar has a nice smile. That's enough to be a top-6 talent here in Buffalo.

Ahhh the Taylor Pyatt GM theory.

 

[Buffaloed]

Lazar has a nice smile. That's enough to be a top-6 talent here in Buffalo.

He looks a lot like Tie Domi.

 

[Team Cozens]

What's the scouting report on Lazar? Does he have hockey IQ issues? How is his speed/skating?

 

[Chainshot]

What's the scouting report on Lazar? Does he have hockey IQ issues? How is his speed/skating?

The classic all tools, no toolbox guy who got a lot of love for his U20's performance when he was physically more advanced than his peers. He skates well, but there isn't a lot there at the NHL level. He'd be great in Rochester.

 

[Jamie Walker]

wanted to bump this thread. I think he'll be great for this team. loved him in the u20's chain mentioned. I think he'll make the team, and really surprise. (how much will we have to pay him next year?)

 

[Matt Ress]

We don't have to pay him anything next year. If he earns a call up and plays reasonably well, he could get another sweetheart contract like the one he'll be on this year.

 

[old kummelweck]

Seems like just another Remi Elie to me.

 

[Chainshot]

wanted to bump this thread. I think he'll be great for this team. loved him in the u20's chain mentioned. I think he'll make the team, and really surprise. (how much will we have to pay him next year?)

He was good in that series because he was so much more physically mature than his opponents. When it actually came time to play against people who were able to catch up to him in muscle mass? He struggled terribly to be a consistent, productive NHL player. He seems likely to be an Amerk all year.

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

Good solid AHL signing. Botts should get credit for revitalizing Rochester have they struggled mightily under Murray.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Chainshot]

Sabres' Curtis Lazar proving 'haters' wrong in bid for full-time NHL role

 

[Sabreality]

the Lazar/Frolik 1PK upgrade bumping down Larry/Girgs & knocking out Asplund/Erod/Vesey has been great so far

 

[lauraP]

oofs lotta haters in the first few pages.

 

[K8fool]

oofs lotta haters in the first few pages.

Wow.. Pages of it.. Lazar has earned a spot over the past ten and keeps getting better.. I must give a clap to Jason finding a gem on the bargain racks w fire grit and hands..

 

[Gabrielor]

Re-sign him. He shouldn't see Rochester again until April, if.

I'm quite happy this one's worked out. I loved him in the 2015 WJCs.

 

[Jame]

This was probably the 3rd best roster management move of Botts tenure

 

[BananaSquad]

Re-sign him. He shouldn't see Rochester again until April, if.

I'm quite happy this one's worked out. I loved him in the 2015 WJCs.

I wouldn’t even send him to Rochester.

 

[Chainshot]

I wouldn’t even send him to Rochester.

Why would you not want to help the Amerks?

 

[Chainshot]

oofs lotta haters in the first few pages.

Guilty as charged. I’m really glad it’s worked out for him.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Why would you not want to help the Amerks?

why do you want to send him down during our playoff run?

 

[BananaSquad]

Why would you not want to help the Amerks?

You hand him a raise and NHL contract ( I know he has one already, but a deal that means you are full time next season) you don’t send him to Rochester. He goes home and prepares for his role next year in Buffalo...

 

[Chainshot]

You hand him a raise and NHL contract you don’t send him to Rochester. He goes home and prepares for his role next year in Buffalo...

No, they send him down to help the farm drive long and deep into the Calder Cup playoffs, giving what prospects they have down there exposure to hopefully winning playoff hockey. They send him down to make their farm club better and the long-term development better AND give the Amerk fan base something to cheer about.