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Curtis Lazar News

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Curtis Lazar
Age: 30Position: C
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33%
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20%
SOG
4%
Plus/Minus
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Lazar (undisclosed) will not travel with the team to San Jose.

Lazar left Monday’s game with an undisclosed injury and did not return and will head to Ottawa to undergo further evaluation. With Lazar out, the Senators recalled Phil Varone to take his place on the Senators’ west coast road trip.

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The Senators have recalled Curtis Lazar from Binghamton (AHL).

Lazar has spent the start of the year in Binghamton, where he collected three goals and one assist in 13 games. Lazar’s return to the NHL means the Senators are concerned that they could be without Mike Hoffman and Bobby Ryan on Saturday.

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The Senators have sent Curtis Lazar to Binghamton (AHL).

Lazar is recovering from mono and on Monday he was cleared for contact. The Senators believe the fastest way for him to get ready to play in the NHL is to go back to Binghamton. With Lazar going back, Tom Pyatt and Phil Varone will fill in on the third line.

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Lazar (upper-body) is expected to miss at least a few games.

Lazar was injured on Saturday and head coach Dave Cameron said that his injury is “more long term than short term.” Lazar has one a nice start to the season, but it looks like he will miss at least a couple of games with the upper-body injury.

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Lazar left Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return.

Lazar left the game after a hit by Coyotes’ defenseman Zbynek Michalek and he did not come back from the dressing room. Lazar had been bumped up to the top line for Saturday’s game but he only played 4:54 TOI before retiring to the dressing room.

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Lazar will meet the Senators in Philadelphia, but is not expected to play tonight.

Lazar, who was on a loan with Team Canada, dominated the World Juniors, posting five goals and four assists (9 points) in seven games en route to a Gold Medal. He returns to the Sens where he has one goal and six assists in 27 games.

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The Senators announced they will loan Curtis Lazar to Team Canada for the World Junior Championship.

Lazar, 19, has recorded one goal and six assists in 27 games with the Senators this season. Lazar represented Team Canada last year as well—he recorded three goals and four assists in seven games in the tournament.

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