Curtis Lazar says there was a come-to-Jesus moment four years into his pro career when the first-round draft pick realized he wasn’t an offensive weapon any longer after being a driving force on the 2014 Edmonton Oil Kings Memorial Cup winner.

Not every young player looks in the mirror.

Not every young player gets that they have do other things, unnoticed by the fans, but not their teammates or the guy behind the bench if they want to stay in the NHL.

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But the well-travelled fourth-liner did, which is why he’s played 615 games.

“I’ve been there, I’ve done it…I know what it takes to win and I know what it takes to contribute,” said the Edmonton Oiler forward, who had a so-so training camp, then sat in the press box as a healthy

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