Rick Buker

It’s a no-brainer, right? If you want to be a puck-possession team, you need defensemen who can move the puck.…

Watching Blake Comeau circumnavigate the Colorado Avalanche not once but twice before scoring the winning goal in overtime on Thursday…

Here’s a quick glance at how former Penguins are faring throughout the NHL. Stats include games played through Saturday, December…

When Marcel Goc was sidelined recently with a foot injury, I knew without checking the news wire who the Penguins…

Here’s a quick glance at how former Penguins are faring throughout the NHL. Stats include games played through Saturday, November…

Few teams endured more upheaval over the summer than the Pittsburgh Penguins. In a shakeup of seismic proportions, the black…

Back in the day, Ivory Soap boasted that it was so pure it wouldn’t leave a bathtub ring. As presently…

Noted philosopher and poet George Santayana once wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” There’s…

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…”