Rick Buker

Now that Penguins general manager Ron Hextall has signed Zach Aston-Reese and Radim Zohorna it appears our roster for the…

Another (and perhaps final?) piece of the 2021-22 Penguins puzzle fell into place today. Methodically working through his off-season to-do…

I don’t profess to be prophetic. But for once it appears my timing was spot-on. Hours after I posted my…

I was working the front desk at Wright’s Gym the other night when friend and fellow hockey aficionado Ray Pietrangeli…

Well, the Penguins have made at least one move this offseason that brought a smile to my face. They signed…

There’s an old adage…idle hands are the devil’s workshop. Well, the same goes for idle minds. With nothing in particular…

If you sensed the sarcasm dripping from my title, count yourself as perceptive. Indeed, our offseason keeps getting better and…

One of my very favorite movies is Blazing Saddles. And one of my very favorite scenes is when Hedley Lamarr’s…

the Other Rick on Penguins Acquire Lapierre from Caps: “it was just a typo – I was thinking about trades so I typed trade instead of Rick, but yes…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Acquire Lapierre from Caps: “Hey Other Trade, I’m assuming you’re actually The Other Rick in disguise…lol. I certainly get your take. Especially since Lapierre…”
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.…”