Rick Buker

For my second installment of Making the Grade, I’ve turned my attention to the guys who keep the puck out…

With some lag time before the start of the playoffs, I thought it would be a good time to grade…

It’s in the books. Fifty-six games up in this crazy-quilt, COVID-condensed campaign. Fifty-six games down. Unlike a Fourth of July…

Back in the day there was a comedy-drama TV series titled Eight is Enough about a family with eight kids…

In the back end one of the most topsy-turvy back-to-back sets I can recall, the Penguins turned the tables on…

To borrow from the 1970s romance classic Love Story, “where do I begin” to describe the carnage that took place…

Our Penguins put on a show last night at the Capital One Center. The “Rusty and Jarry Show.” At the…

I’ll take mine medium-well, thank you. Yes, it’s comeuppance time for yours truly. Time to eat some crow and own…

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…”