Rick Buker

Back in 1963 Avis was determined to pry rent-a-car sales away from its giant rival Hertz. So president Robert C.…

In nature everything runs in cycles. Seasons change from winter to spring to summer to fall, and back again. The…

As a long-time Penguins fan, writing the summary for yesterday’s Game 6 loss to the Flyers was one of the…

The Sports Illustrated jinx is alive and well. Seven days after SI posed the question—“Who Will Stop the Penguins?”—on the…

During the first four games of their incendiary opening-round series, the Penguins and Flyers provided enough fireworks to rival any…

The objective in any survival situation is to adapt, adjust, and overcome. With their playoff lives on the line the…

I’ve been a die-hard Penguins fan for nearly 40 years. During that span there have been precious few times—especially since…

Prior to the “Battle of Pennsylvania,” Flyers forward Scott Hartnell boldly proclaimed, “It’s going to be a bloodbath.” The Philly…

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…”