Rick Buker

On the night of November 20, 1991, the arch-rival Flyers visited the Penguins at the Civic Arena. Early in the…

As a young hockey fan, I’ll never forget the day in January of 1974 when the Penguins acquired tough guys…

My series on toughest Penguins continues with an oldie but baddie, originally published on PenguinPoop back on January 3, 2012.…

In the wake of yesterday’s article on Darius Kasparaitis, the thought popped into my head to do a short series…

I was re-reading my latest post this morning, the part about Brooks Orpik in particular, when a light-bulb turned on.…

There’s an old saying. Something along the lines of, “if you see a good idea, steal it.” Or at the…

Among the questions clattering around in the back of my mind regarding the coming NHL season? How will the New…

I was casting about this morning, pondering what I could possibly write about when I was reminded of a recent…

the Other Rick on Surprise, Surprise, Surprise: Penguins Lose Shootout (to Philly): “Did anyone tell Skinner he was allowed to stop a puck or two? On that first GA, A. Hayes did…”
the Other Rick on Malkin Suspended, Penguins Recall Koivunen: “They should have re-signed Gauthier this past summer.”
the Other Rick on Penguins Update: To Sign or Not to Sign Geno, That is the Question: “Mike, The problem here is that Malkin has a higher Pts/60 5-on-5 than Sid (2.24 vs 2.20). Love him or…”
Mike on Penguins Update: To Sign or Not to Sign Geno, That is the Question: “Rick, In my humble opinion, Gino should seriously consider making this easier on the organization and simply calling it a…”
Rick Buker on Let the Trades Begin: Penguins Acquire Söderblom from Wings: “My title should’ve been, “Let the Trades Begin…and End.” Rick”
the Other Rick on Sabres Slice ‘n’ Dice Penguins, 5-1: “I don’t blame Geno one bit for what he did. Dahlin didn’t just cross-check him in the back, but the…”