The Other Rick

Dear Santa, Yes, the early Christmas gift of GM Jim Rutherford to Penguins’ fans, Jamie Oleksiak, looks pretty good in his…

As the final ticks on the clock faded in the tilt between the Arizona Coyotes and the Pittsburgh Penguins, ending…

In the wake of the Penguins weak home stand (2-3-0), GM Jim Rutherford was quoted as saying “We have a…

In September 1994, Fox Mulder, narrating the opening scene of the first episode of the second season of the X-Files…

Dominic Simon says, (at least the way he played) “I like it here in the NHL and don’t want to…

Haven’t you heard? “The best defense is a great offense.” Our favorite fowl from Antarctica have exemplified that mantra for…

You have to learn to crawl before you learn to walk – before you learn to run. The Penguins are…

When Antti Niemi was signed this past off-season, there were many who groaned. There were people who said, “Give the…

the Other Trade on Penguins Acquire Lapierre from Caps: “For me, to evaluate a trade, I ask, “does this trade make the team better?” In this case, no; not…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Acquire Lapierre from Caps: “Hey all, I neglected to mention that Lapierre is a pending RFA. Rick”
Rick Buker on NHL Update: All H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks is Breaking Loose: “Hey all. The big trades kept on rollin.’ It’s reported that the Caps have acquired Sabres forward Alex Tuch in…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Dubas Finds a Way: “Getting Ron Francis, Ulf Samuelsson, and Grant Jennings for John Cullen, Zarley Zalapsky. and Jeff Parker was a Masterpiece trade.…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Dubas Finds a Way: “Again, I disagree with your assertion that Karlsson was only effective for one out of his three seasons. He totaled…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Dubas Finds a Way: “You can certainly disagree with me Rick it is your right. However, your comment was “an absolute masterpiece of GMing.…”