The Other Rick

“Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful trip That started from this tropic…

Fresh off the last strains of the Canadian national anthem which was no doubt still lingering in the memories of…

“Just the facts ma’am“, I can still hear that monotone, deadpan voice of Sgt Joe Friday, aka Jack Webb, from…

While most of the world must have rejoiced when Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early Spring, I could imagine that our…

“Ahh, but the strawberries that’s… that’s where I had them. They laughed at me and made jokes but I proved…

We now stand at the start of a new year. It is a time to look with hope to the…

No, it wasn’t pretty but the black and gold closed out the year with a win, riding a 6 game…

The Penguins’ Power Play (PP) was perfect and their Goalie was near perfect as our surging sphenisciform-seabirds swamped St Louis…

the Other Rick on Penguins Update: To Sign or Not to Sign Geno, That is the Question: “Mike, The problem here is that Malkin has a higher Pts/60 5-on-5 than Sid (2.24 vs 2.20). Love him or…”
Mike on Penguins Update: To Sign or Not to Sign Geno, That is the Question: “Rick, In my humble opinion, Gino should seriously consider making this easier on the organization and simply calling it a…”
Rick Buker on Let the Trades Begin: Penguins Acquire Söderblom from Wings: “My title should’ve been, “Let the Trades Begin…and End.” Rick”
the Other Rick on Sabres Slice ‘n’ Dice Penguins, 5-1: “I don’t blame Geno one bit for what he did. Dahlin didn’t just cross-check him in the back, but the…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Update: To Sign or Not to Sign Geno, That is the Question: “On top of everything else, the team is having a hard time getting attendance. Unless they can somehow land Gavin…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Update: To Sign or Not to Sign Geno, That is the Question: “Rick, My comments about high priced mercenaries is a discussion of the only type of player that will come here…”