Rick Buker

With the start of free agency looming just around the corner and Penguins stalwarts Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang still…

Monday, October 5, 2020, wasn’t exactly a red-letter day for defenseman Jack Johnson. On that fateful day the Penguins placed…

I was pondering the present state of our Penguins this morning, when a question popped into my head. Will the…

Spurred by curiosity and being an extreme hockey nerd at heart, I decided to delve deeper into the correlation between…

Since the Penguins won their second of back-to-back Cups in 2017, there’s been an audible shift in the makeup of…

Evander Kane, Zack Kassian, Darnell Nurse. Ryan Reaves, Jacob Trouba, Barclay Goodrow. Corey Perry, Pat Maroon, Zach Bogosian. Josh Manson.…

Well, I lied. After intimating the other day that I didn’t plan to grade our Penguins, I decided to do…

I was all set to do final report cards on our Penguins when, like Ford Motor Company back in the…

the Other Rick on Still Scratchin’ My Head Over Penguins Moves: “Rick, Interestingly enough you broached diametrically opposite stratagems; you talk about healthy competition being good and juxtaposed it with having…”
the Other Rick on Does Kyle Dubas Have a Secret Agenda for the Penguins?: “If Dubas’s plan was to piece together a team that would look like he was trying to win be competitive…”
Rick Buker on Does Kyle Dubas Have a Secret Agenda for the Penguins?: “Hey Other Rick, To the contrary, I actually think Dubas does have plan, just not an especially palatable one. Something…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Sign Koivunen for…How Long?!?: “Rick, I really would like Koivunen to make it as an NHLer; Dubas only has Koivunen and Brunicke left from…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Sign Koivunen for…How Long?!?: “Hey all, A quick follow-up. Apparently, there’s a window to execute a buyout in a couple of years at a…”
GuestWho on Does Kyle Dubas Have a Secret Agenda for the Penguins?: “There is a high probability he is hoping we bomb. May also be a reason Crosby hasn’t signed an extension…”