Blackhawks media thread

[Putt Pirate]

I could not tell if Konroyd had a pulse or not he was so flipping boring.

 

[Drumman44]

Jay Zawaski moving to WBBM but will still be doing his podcast and writing about the Hawks via Substack

 

[Kevin Musto]

 

[clydesdale line]

Kurashev is just such a valuable teammate on and off the ice. To have a guy who is fluent in 4 languages is amazing.

 

[Kaners PPGs]

Gotta say, Lazerus has been doing a solid job covering the Hawks dreadful start to the season both in print and on the podcasts. I've ripped his work quite a bit over the years but he has been fair and critical over the Hawks poor start. His article and subsequent discussion about Colliton not losing the team was rather insightful.

 

[Brightwing]

Gotta say, Lazerus has been doing a solid job covering the Hawks dreadful start to the season both in print and on the podcasts. I've ripped his work quite a bit over the years but he has been fair and critical over the Hawks poor start. His article and subsequent discussion about Colliton not losing the team was rather insightful.

Laz is a good writer and reporter, especially features, and knows how to work his sources. His biggest weakness is he's not a good hockey analyst so when he starts suggesting line combos etc. I tune him out.

He also might cry when Strome gets traded. Seems to like the guy.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Laz is a good writer and reporter, especially features, and knows how to work his sources. His biggest weakness is he's not a good hockey analyst so when he starts suggesting line combos etc. I tune him out.

He also might cry when Strome gets traded. Seems to like the guy.

He made a conscious decision to cater to the casual meathead fanbase that didn’t want Q fired at the expense of honest and objective journalism. IMHO he sacrificed his credibility for clickbait.

He’s otherwise a good writer, but it’s difficult to see past his antics.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Laz has always been a solid reporter. He just doesn't know hockey.

 

[Kaners PPGs]

Laz is a good writer and reporter, especially features, and knows how to work his sources. His biggest weakness is he's not a good hockey analyst so when he starts suggesting line combos etc. I tune him out.

He also might cry when Strome gets traded. Seems to like the guy.

I have never questioned Lazerus's writing ability. However, his strengths and story preferences as a hockey writer are a near polar opposite of what I want to consume. I want an analytical, critical look at players, team construction, and prospects. He'd rather write some fluff piece about why players chose their number or who is friends with who in the dressing room. Another issue I have with him is his overall smugness and condescension when dealing with the fans. This was at a peak when he would defend Seabrook in his last few seasons and throw sarcastic shots at fans. The worst was when he gave Seabrook a C- for the season when he was clearly one of the worst players in the league on one of the worst contracts.

I love the work Thomas Drance does while following Vancouver. He is on top of the Canucks salary cap, line combinations, and trends with the rest of the league. A very intelligent, well-spoken guy. He is a joy to listen to and those Canuck Army game recap pieces are fantastic. I have said for a while the Athletic should have a game recap article for the Hawks especially with two writers.

 

[Drumman44]

Does anyone follow Steve Konroyd on Facebook? He’s been much more frank with fans since getting let go. Kind of refreshing to see him in a new light

 

[BobbyJet]

Does anyone follow Steve Konroyd on Facebook? He’s been much more frank with fans since getting let go. Kind of refreshing to see him in a new light

Konroyd was dry and dull as an analyst and took it easy on criticism of Hawks but he did provide some good insight that comes from playing in the league. His dullness didn't bother me like it seemed to do for some.

 

[Kaners PPGs]

Does anyone follow Steve Konroyd on Facebook? He’s been much more frank with fans since getting let go. Kind of refreshing to see him in a new light

I liked Konroyd when he used to do interviews on the Score. I thought he would have been a good weekly Hawks guest if they wanted one. Olczyk always bores me. He is a company man who gives cliche after cliche and never answers a tough question.

 

[Putt Pirate]

Laz is the main reason I don’t subscribe. He knows less about hockey than I do. He is worried about spinning a yarn rather than actually providing value from facts. Always interjecting his feelings which usually don’t line up with reality. InThe podcast I could only handle 2mn of him because he talked over Powers, etc. and thinks he is funny (he is not) smart (maybe about something other than hockey) and always pimping his book or whatever. He would be better served writing for Good Housekeeping…..though his writing would bring that publication down too. He generally sucks ass in my eyes.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Does anyone follow Steve Konroyd on Facebook? He’s been much more frank with fans since getting let go. Kind of refreshing to see him in a new light

I'm having trouble grasping the concept of Steve Konroyd and interesting being in the same sentence without the word not somewhere between the two.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Laz is the main reason I don’t subscribe. He knows less about hockey than I do. He is worried about spinning a yarn rather than actually providing value from facts. Always interjecting his feelings which usually don’t line up with reality. InThe podcast I could only handle 2mn of him because he talked over Powers, etc. and thinks he is funny (he is not) smart (maybe about something other than hockey) and always pimping his book or whatever. He would be better served writing for Good Housekeeping…..though his writing would bring that publication down too. He generally sucks ass in my eyes.

I feel like you can insert any Northwestern grad here and the description will be accurate.

 

[Kaners PPGs]

Laz is the main reason I don’t subscribe. He knows less about hockey than I do. He is worried about spinning a yarn rather than actually providing value from facts. Always interjecting his feelings which usually don’t line up with reality. InThe podcast I could only handle 2mn of him because he talked over Powers, etc. and thinks he is funny (he is not) smart (maybe about something other than hockey) and always pimping his book or whatever. He would be better served writing for Good Housekeeping…..though his writing would bring that publication down too. He generally sucks ass in my eyes.

There's really good content on the Athletic about the rest of the league. And while I don't read it, I suspect the coverage of other sports is good as well. I wouldn't be a subscriber for the Hawks coverage alone.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Not Blackhawks media, but imagine paying $5/month for this.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Did anybody else listen to the latest Blackhawks Talk podcast?

They forgot to cut out a bad intro by Pat Boyle before publishing the podcast:

“Let me start this again, f***. Oh I’m so tired. I f***ing hate this team. Alright, we got one minute, we’re starting again.”

 

[x Tame Impala]

Did anybody else listen to the latest Blackhawks Talk podcast?

They forgot to cut out a bad intro by Pat Boyle before publishing the podcast:

“Let me start this again, f***. Oh I’m so tired. I f***ing hate this team. Alright, we got one minute, we’re starting again.”

"I hate this team"??? How!? He has one of the cushiest jobs a sports fan can dream of

 

[Kaners PPGs]

Lazerus wrote a really good article from all-star weekend about the skills that players admire from various players in the league.

 

[Kaners PPGs]

Wow- Lazerus is clueless about the draft and rebuilding. In his recent podcast with Powers, he kept talking about how the draft is a crapshoot. There are all sorts of studies on the value of draft picks, some you can find in the Athletic, and the majority of the elite players are drafted high in the draft. Just look at these Finals- Mackinnon, Landeskog, Makar, Rantanen, Hedman, Stamkos are the core players for their teams and were all taken at the top of the draft. Guys like Kucherov, who Laz mistakenly said was a high pick, and Point are the exceptions and when teams find them in the second round and beyond, they end up winning Cups. The hit rate is much, much higher in the top 10. People will point to Yakupov and other busts but will fail to mention how many players at the end of 1st round and beyond never amount to anything. It's simply a numbers game and while there's no guarantees, you want to put the odds in your favor. Build the best scouting and development program you can, get as many draft picks, especially top 10 picks, as possible, and hope you get a little luck along the way. Even the Lightning miss on draft picks but if you're better at drafting and development than the rest of the league, you'll have a winning team in the long run. Oh yeah, if NJ is foolish enough to trade the 2OA and more for Debrincat, you make that trade without question.

 

[BHawk21]

Wow- Lazerus is clueless about the draft and rebuilding. In his recent podcast with Powers, he kept talking about how the draft is a crapshoot. There are all sorts of studies on the value of draft picks, some you can find in the Athletic, and the majority of the elite players are drafted high in the draft. Just look at these Finals- Mackinnon, Landeskog, Makar, Rantanen, Hedman, Stamkos are the core players for their teams and were all taken at the top of the draft. Guys like Kucherov, who Laz mistakenly said was a high pick, and Point are the exceptions and when teams find them in the second round and beyond, they end up winning Cups. The hit rate is much, much higher in the top 10. People will point to Yakupov and other busts but will fail to mention how many players at the end of 1st round and beyond never amount to anything. It's simply a numbers game and while there's no guarantees, you want to put the odds in your favor. Build the best scouting and development program you can, get as many draft picks, especially top 10 picks, as possible, and hope you get a little luck along the way. Even the Lightning miss on draft picks but if you're better at drafting and development than the rest of the league, you'll have a winning team in the long run. Oh yeah, if NJ is foolish enough to trade the 2OA and more for Debrincat, you make that trade without question.

He's clueless and speaks in complete certainties. Its infuriating.

 

[WarLax]

Wow- Lazerus is clueless about the draft and rebuilding. In his recent podcast with Powers, he kept talking about how the draft is a crapshoot. There are all sorts of studies on the value of draft picks, some you can find in the Athletic, and the majority of the elite players are drafted high in the draft. Just look at these Finals- Mackinnon, Landeskog, Makar, Rantanen, Hedman, Stamkos are the core players for their teams and were all taken at the top of the draft. Guys like Kucherov, who Laz mistakenly said was a high pick, and Point are the exceptions and when teams find them in the second round and beyond, they end up winning Cups. The hit rate is much, much higher in the top 10. People will point to Yakupov and other busts but will fail to mention how many players at the end of 1st round and beyond never amount to anything. It's simply a numbers game and while there's no guarantees, you want to put the odds in your favor. Build the best scouting and development program you can, get as many draft picks, especially top 10 picks, as possible, and hope you get a little luck along the way. Even the Lightning miss on draft picks but if you're better at drafting and development than the rest of the league, you'll have a winning team in the long run. Oh yeah, if NJ is foolish enough to trade the 2OA and more for Debrincat, you make that trade without question.

Yea that latest podcast was some of the worst verbal diarrhea I've ever heard from Laz and that's saying something.

I actually said audibly "my God shut the f*** up Laz" while walking my dogs lol.

Powers is the only reason I stomach the Athletic, even with as cheap as it is.

 

[Malaka]

Yea that latest podcast was some of the worst verbal diarrhea I've ever heard from Laz and that's saying something.

I actually said audibly "my God shut the f*** up Laz" while walking my dogs lol.

Powers is the only reason I stomach the Athletic, even with as cheap as it is.

Laz is terrible, I say that often too.

 

[hawksfan50]

So if it is a numbers game then surely1 of our first 5 selections currently beconesxa star even 4/ those 5 fail to be of much difference-making quality...Of course you probably get similar results throwing darts at target names on a wall...andvof course we have tge ready made excuse that the vaunted new processes and changes coming to our scouting dept. Will not be on place until they scout next season's draft crop ...

So for this draft=darts on a wall or luck..=crap-shoot ..but if a numbers game we still expect at minimum 1 of the first 5 of our picks to actually become if not a superstar then at least topbsix forward level eventually or top 3 dman if we pick a dman in our 1st 5 picks..

Anything beyond that and we got lucky or our scouts went above and beyond expectation.

.But 5 more total busts and somebody's head has to roll a few years down the line when the drFtes' success or failures will be known.