Rick Buker

I’m running out of adjectives, superlatives and just about anything else to describe the way our Penguins are playing. So…

I got the idea for my silly title midway through the second period of last night’s game. The Penguins trailed…

In a minor deal, Penguins general manager Ron Hextall dealt utility forward Sam Lafferty to Chicago yesterday for forward Alexander…

Coming off an extended Covid/holiday break, I wasn’t sure what to expect from our Penguins. After all, we were down…

Back in the day, the Aussie rock band AC/DC released a song titled, “Who Made Who” as part of a…

It seems to be a hot topic in the ‘Burgh these days, with good reason. Should Penguins GM Ron Hextall…

The script was decidedly different from the norm for our Penguins last night at the Prudential Center in beautiful downtown…

As a general rule, games between our Penguins and Buffalo are usually tame affairs featuring plenty of skating and up-tempo…

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.…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Dubas Finds a Way: “Hey Other Rick, Granlund has certainly re-established himself as a good player since leaving the ‘Burgh, as you noted. However,…”