Mark Lazerus
@marklazerus.bsky.social
Senior NHL Writer, The Athletic Co-host, The Athletic Hockey Show Co-host, Powers & Laz Old enough to feel ways about stuff
Blackhawks fan survey results, including your (correct) thoughts on the new start times and your (deeply, unconscionably, heretically and downright offensively incorrect) thoughts on the black jerseys: www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
Blackhawks fan survey results: Did adding Patrick Kane, Bowen Byram affect optimism? (Gift Article)
Did fans' sentiments change after the Blackhawks' offseason moves? Find out here.
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The Blackhawks summer survey results are in. How did Patrick Kane and Bo Byram change fans' mood, if at all? Free to read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
Blackhawks fan survey results: Did adding Patrick Kane, Bowen Byram affect optimism? (Gift Article)
Did fans' sentiments change after the Blackhawks' offseason moves? Find out here.
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The Mets traded their entire pitching staff for prospects and didn't get a single guy good enough to be in their mediocre pipeline's top 10? Another David Stearns masterclass.
On today's episode of The Athletic Hockey Show, @peterbaugh.bsky.social and Vince Mercogliano try to fix the Rangers. It's quite a task. Watch here, or listen on your podcast app of choice: youtu.be/rBVYPn_iLfM?...
How to Fix: New York Rangers
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Man, I guess inflation hasn't hit starting pitching. Supposedly high-end arms are coming awfully cheap.
Sorry not sorry, Stars fans. (Also, @scottpowers.bsky.social's pick for the Blackhawks is NUTS.) www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
Which NHL jerseys should make a comeback? One pick for every team
Nostalgia is in the air across the NHL, and jersey talk among all 32 fan bases is a hot topic this offseason.
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This is like one of those silly names in Super Mega Baseball 3.
You should read @scottpowers.bsky.social' story on Artyom Levshunov because it's very good. You also should read it because it includes a photo of Levshunov and a comically giant strawberry shortcake. www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...
How the Blackhawks’ Artyom Levshunov is embracing Chicago and committing to his next step (Gift Article)
For the first time in years, Levshunov has found some stability away from the rink. It's helping him work harder to improve on the ice.
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But *why* are all the AI flyers nearly identical? What are these people typing into these generator sites to get the same exact look every time? Why must all slop look the same? God, the future is the worst.
Me watching the Mets every night while the rest of Chicagoland watches the Sox and Cubs:
TMNT Michelangelo: Everybody Gets To Have Fun But Me
ALT: TMNT Michelangelo: Everybody Gets To Have Fun But Me
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NEW POWERS & LAZ: Darren Pang joins @marklazerus.bsky.social and me to talk about the Blackhawks, Patrick Kane's return, the offseason, being on NHL 27, golfing and more. Listen here: www.patreon.com/PowersandLaz...
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New POWERS & LAZ: Darren Pang joins @scottpowers.bsky.social and me to talk about the Blackhawks offseason, what to expect in 2026-27, his work for NHL 27 and more: www.patreon.com/PowersandLaz...
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The results are pouring in for our summer Blackhawks fan survey. Still time to make your voice heard on a variety of topics here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...
Blackhawks offseason fan survey: How does Patrick Kane’s return change expectations?
The narrative surrounding the Blackhawks has completely changed, but how do you view their trajectory? Share your opinion here.
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I've been leisurely watching every It's Always Sunny episode over the last nine months or so (never had seen a single episode before) and finished today. Here's my shocking hot take: It's really funny.
Take out latest fan survey and let us know how Kyle Davidson's busy summer changes your outlook on the Blackhawks, if at all: www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...
Blackhawks offseason fan survey: How does Patrick Kane’s return change expectations? (Gift Article)
The narrative surrounding the Blackhawks has completely changed, but how do you view their trajectory? Share your opinion here.
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I have closed out, reported, snoozed and blocked whatever right-wing jackass this is several times each, and Facebook continues to put him into my feed at least once every single day for more than a week. I swear, almost every corner of the Internet sucks these days.
This is the weakest, most beta shit ever. Snowflakes, all of them. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/a...
Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum
President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”
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Patrick Kane isn't coming back to Chicago as a mere novelty/nostalgia act, writes @scottpowers.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
Patrick Kane's return to Blackhawks isn't about nostalgia. It's about winning
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Nostalgia will drive the narrative in Patrick Kane's return to the Blackhawks for a while. But Kane made it clear today, it's about more than that. My story from his press conference: www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
Patrick Kane’s Blackhawks return isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about winning
"I want to come back and make a difference and help the team win," Kane said of wanting to help Chicago take the next step in its rebuild.
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Going to see Metric at the Aragon tonight. I was looking at their recent shows, and how did they not play Stadium Love while in Edmonton a few weeks ago?!
Projecting where Patrick Kane can fit into the Blackhawks' lineup. Story with @marklazerus.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
Where could Patrick Kane fit into the Chicago Blackhawks lineup?
Even at 37 years old, Kane immediately becomes one of the best forwards this generation of Blackhawks has seen.
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Everyone's either shitting their pants from bad lettuce or has the measles from bad stupidity. Is America Healthy Again yet?
ATLANTA (AP) — US surpasses 2025’s record-breaking tally for measles cases, with 2,318 cases and 5 more months left in the year.
There are some really good songs on the new Strokes album, but, man, Julian Casablancas' late-career fascination with autotune is deeply unfortunate. Why mess with one of rock's great unique voices?
Blackhawks lineup projection 2.0: Where does Patrick Kane fit in, and who gets bumped out for him? With @scottpowers.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
Where could Patrick Kane fit into the Chicago Blackhawks lineup? (Gift Article)
Even at 37 years old, Kane immediately becomes one of the best forwards this generation of Blackhawks has seen.
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Imagine being a Blackhawks fan and not reading @theathletic.com. 🤨
Our coverage today of Patrick Kane returning to the Blackhawks: News story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/744... @marklazerus.bsky.social's column: www.nytimes.com/athletic/746... Pat Brisson on how it came together: www.nytimes.com/athletic/746... Podcast: www.patreon.com/PowersandLaz...
Patrick Kane isn't just a cynical nostalgia play for the Blackhawks (though that part certainly doesn't hurt). He's got plenty of game left. And alongside Connor Bedard, he'll be able to rekindle some of that old magic. Column: www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
With Patrick Kane, Blackhawks combine past and future into a tantalizing present (Gift Article)
This isn’t just about ticket sales. It isn’t just some novelty signing, a nostalgia play or a farewell tour. At least, not entirely.
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New POWERS & LAZ: @scottpowers.bsky.social and I discuss Patrick Kane's return, what it means for Connor Bedard, and what it means for the Blackhawks this season and beyond: www.patreon.com/posts/164672...
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"Hopefully, that’ll be his final destination. And hopefully, maybe we’ll have another two-year deal after this one." Inside Patrick Kane's return to the Blackhawks, by @scottpowers.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
'It just makes so much sense': Inside Patrick Kane's return to the Blackhawks
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Inside Patrick Kane's return to the Blackhawks: His agent Pat Brisson explains how it all came together: www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
Inside Patrick Kane’s return to the Blackhawks: ‘It just makes so much sense’
After 16 seasons and three Stanley Cup titles in Chicago, history was only a part of Kane's decision to return to the Blackhawks.
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