Rick Buker

When the Pittsburgh Penguins traded promising young goalie Jim Rutherford to Detroit back in 1974, nobody dreamed that one day…

Something smells fishy in the ‘Burgh. And it ain’t Wholey’s seafood market. Ever since the Penguins were eliminated from the…

While watching the Penguins fall to the Rangers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Tuesday night my…

I was searching for a word that best described the Penguins’ pathetic showing during Sunday night’s abysmal 3-1 loss to…

Inspired by the presence of veteran Martin St. Louis, whose mother passed away the day before, and fueled by a…

Paced by two-point efforts from superstars Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, the Penguins outclassed the fading New York Rangers, 4-2,…

Having posted consecutive shutouts against the stubborn New York Rangers, Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has received tons of praise, and…

At the end of each episode of the old Lone Ranger TV show someone would invariably ask, “Who was that…

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…”