Lazar feels he's ready for Senators

Edmonton Oil Kings forward Curtis Lazar shared his thoughts on the Memorial Cup with The Ottawa Sun.

GM Bryan Murray has said the Senators prospect is NHL ready and Lazar feels the same way.

"At this point I do," said Lazar. "I'm so confident in my play, and this year has been such a good year, developmental wise. Playing in the world juniors, playing in the Memorial Cup, the playoffs. It's really prepared me. I got a lot of ice time in key situations this year and I felt I flourished in it.

"I feel I'm ready for that next step, but then again, I've got to talk to the Senators. I want to talk to Bryan Murray, I want to talk to Randy Lee and Pierre Dorion, and sort of get a feel for what they want from me this summer, and then just go into camp with an open mind.

"It's sort of an odd situation for me," he added. "I want to be in Ottawa next year, but then again if things don't work out I'll be back in Edmonton. I'm going to work hard so I can be up with the big club, but who knows. It could have been my last junior game ... but I just wanted to check off as much stuff as I could this year, to prove to people with my junior resume that I'm ready to take that next step."

Source: Don Brennan, Ottawa Sun