The Ottawa Senators, along with the rest of the NHL's Canadian teams, will be watching the Stanley Cup playoffs from home.

Senators forward Curtis Lazar, however, will be looking for a different activity to occupy his spring.

"I don't feel I deserve to watch them," Lazar said, according to Wayne Scanlan of the Ottawa Citizen.

The Senators failed to qualify for the postseason for the second time in three years, thanks in large part to poor defending, as Ottawa ranked 26th with 2.94 goals against per game.

Lazar scored 20 points in 76 games in his second NHL season.

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