Senators' Lazar out as precaution days before trade deadline

Intrigue in Ottawa.

With the NHL's trade deadline set for Wednesday, Senators general manager Pierre Dorion has the green light to make a move, and with Curtis Lazar serving as an oft-mentioned possibility to be headed out of town.

Lazar, however, won't play Sunday in Florida with what's been called a minor upper-body injury that has him listed as day-to-day.

Head coach Guy Boucher added the young forward is being held out of the lineup for precautionary reasons, calling the injury something small they don't want to make bigger.

Lazar, 22, has managed a single assist and 24 shots in 33 games this season.