Rick Buker

When the Penguins and Flyers resume the Commonwealth Cold War in Philadelphia on Thursday night, it’ll be the definitive case…

For my fourth and final installment on the toughest Penguins ever, I’ve listed the guys I’d most want to have…

The Penguins have employed their share of pests—the thorn-in-the-side guys who make a living out of irritating the opposition. Here…

The Dirty (Half) Dozen features the Penguins players who were most likely to stray over the boundaries of fair and…

A while back I noticed that Seth Rorabaugh of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette had asked the readers of his blog to…

As a hockey fan who’s grown disenchanted with the Pittsburgh Penguins’ erratic team defense—particularly during the playoffs—I’ve often wished the…

It didn’t take Penguins general manager Ray Shero long to wrap up his summer’s work. During the four short weeks…

Recently, the Penguins Ray Shero was named General Manager of the Year. Long regarded as one of the top executives…

Rick Buker on Baby Penguins Fall to Marlies in Game Six: “Hey all. In a matter totally unrelated to the Pens, the Kings apparently are set to hire Peter Laviolette as…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Prospects Update: Which Kids Actually Have a Chance to Make the Team?: “Rick, The more things change, the more they stay the same. The last two preseasons Blomqvist won the starting job…”
Rick Buker on Which UFA Forward Should the Penguins Sign (If Any)?: “Interesting, Other Rick. Thanks for sharing. As an aside, I read an article by Bob Duff which states that Larkin…”
the Other Rick on Which UFA Forward Should the Penguins Sign (If Any)?: “What I am hearing is that Detroit is pushing hard for Robertson from Dallas and Robertson is going to ask…”
the Other Rick on Which UFA Forward Should the Penguins Sign (If Any)?: “Honestly Rick, there are no UFAs that I would want to see come to Pgh. I am tired of this…”
Rick Buker on Which UFA Forward Should the Penguins Sign (If Any)?: “A follow-up thought. Given that Larkin would most likely want to play for a team that has a real shot…”