Rick Buker

There’s an old song by former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello that goes “…promise me the moon and every little star that…

On an exceptionally bright and sunny late summer day when Penguins Nation received the very best of news, it seemed…

I confess, I only watched tiny snippets of the recent Penguins games at the NHL Prospects Challenge in Buffalo. Contests…

Hey all. My apologies for the blog being MIA the past few days. It seems another site that shares the…

At first blush, you wouldn’t think former Penguins forwards Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen have much in common. Known for…

No sooner do I announce my semi-retirement from blogging then I get an idea for an article. I know. The…

Hey all. Just a quick note to share a bit of personal news. After 13 years of writing for PenguinPoop,…

As promised, here’s the second installment of my 10 11 favorite Penguins of all-time. To repeat, this compilation isn’t based…

Outsider on Penguins Update: Drafting Franchise Players a Luck of the Draw: “The uncertainty goes beyond drafting a “franchise” player.” Look at the Leafs, who had unbelievable luck getting Mathews, Nylander and…”
Rick Buker on Sid Scraps, Penguins Bow to Jets: “Thanks, my friend, for feeling my pain. It just frustrates me to no end that no one else on the…”
the Other Rick on Sid Scraps, Penguins Bow to Jets: “Hey Rick, You know I feel your pain. I may not really be enamored of Joshua and Imama, I would…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Update: Drafting Franchise Players a Luck of the Draw: “Truer words were never written”
Rick Buker on Penguins Update: Drafting Franchise Players a Luck of the Draw: “Amen, my friend. I read on PHN that Sullivan refers to his system as a “philosophy.” Well, we need a…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Update: Drafting Franchise Players a Luck of the Draw: “Hey Rick, I am not surprised by more evidence that Sullivan has no idea of how to troubleshoot the team’s…”