The Other Rick

I could have called it. Our Pittsburgh Penguins made their first cuts. If you had paid even the most fleeting…

“The more things change, the more they stay the same”, we have all heard that refrain. Many of the faces…

Everyone who wanted the Pittsburgh Penguins to acquire Erik Karlsson should never have worried, it was a fait accompli. Once…

Not so good news Pittsburgh Penguins fans, GM Kyle Dubas announced that one of our precious few Goal scorers, Jake…

With all the talk still circulating about the rumored Erik Karlsson trade, even here on these pages I must have…

This morning I happened to be talking to our good friend Rick Buker at our favorite fitness facility, Wright’s Gym…

I don’t know why I put myself through this; like most people I get myself all excited on draft day.…

As the years have passed since last our Pittsburgh Penguins hoisted Lord Stanley’s Cup, I find myself relating to 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.…”