Putt Pirate
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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.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.
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.
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.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
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.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 feel like you can insert any Northwestern grad here and the description will be accurate.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.
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.
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.”
He's clueless and speaks in complete certainties. Its infuriating.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.
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.
Laz is terrible, I say that often too.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.