Rick Buker

With the wolves of change nipping at their heels, the Pittsburgh Penguins circled the wagons at the Consol Energy Center…

After watching the Penguins’ big guns struggle to produce through the early going, I’d like to pose a question. Is…

I know it’s early. Really early. And there’s a ton of hockey to be played this season. However, if first…

As the Pittsburgh Penguins prepare to open the 49th season of their rich and storied history on Thursday night in…

In a low-risk effort to reinforce his star-studded squad with some muscle, Penguins GM Jim Rutherford announced on August 26…

January 28 at the Verizon Center in Washington. Six minutes to play. Then-Pens defenseman Christian Ehrhoff attempts to ram Alex…

In his latest in a string of head-turner moves, Penguins GM Jim Rutherford signed veteran defenseman Sergei Gonchar to a…

“I wish we had a team full of Chris Kunitzes.” I’ve uttered those words many times to my hockey buddies over…

the Other Rick on Penguins Andrei Kuzmenko: Mistake or Master Stroke?: “Rick, I am a stat man. Stat’s are objective evidence of what happened on the ice. The only problem with…”
the Other Rick on How Will the Penguins’ Goaltending Hold Up?: “Rick, Are you really trying to bait me into a argument? OK 1. Silovs is still young, only 25 years…”
the Other Rick on Taking a Closer Look at the Penguins’ Forwards: “Hey Rick, The With or Without You numbers show that if you do not play Novak with Chinakhov and Geno,…”
the Other Rick on Will Any of the Penguins’ Kids Become Stars?: “Interesting Post Rick, First, going to throw this out there – Have the Penguins “amassed” a crop of prospects or…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Update: No Room at the Inn for the Kids: “Rick, From the person who told me that Brady Tkachuk was going to Fla way back last summer, he is…”
Rick Buker on Is There a Rationale Behind the Penguins’ New-Look Defense?: “Wow, Other Rick. Really eye-opening numbers, especially with TVR playing his off-side. Maybe the only ray of hope lies in…”