Barclay Plager – Pittsburgh Penguins

Yes, I know. Only a couple weeks ago I was touting Jansen Harkins for President following his dramatic shootout winner…

I had nothing in particular to write about today but felt like posting something all the same. So I thought…

There’s an old saying…when you see a good idea, steal it. Well, Hall-of-Fame scribe Dave Molinari wrote a fun and…

Back in the late 1960s and early ‘70s, the Penguins and Blues were bitter rivals. Clashes between the clubs…

Former St. Louis penalty king and frequent Penguin pounder Barclay Plager once said, “It’s not who wins the fight that’s…

If you’re like me, you’re still simmering over last night’s end-of-the-game incident involving Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry and the Bruins’…

I was saddened to learn that former Penguins defenseman Bryan Watson passed away yesterday at age 78. A hockey neophyte…

In the spring of 1970, a strange malaise called Stanley Cup fever had, quite unexpectedly, taken Pittsburgh by storm. Following…

Rick Buker on Penguins Update: Winds of Change a Blowin’: “PS–As a general rule, I think coaches are only as good as the talent they have at their disposal. I’m…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Update: Winds of Change a Blowin’: “Hey Other Rick, There’s certainly nothing etched in stone about Quinn joining our staff. In all likelihood, he looks for…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Update: Winds of Change a Blowin’: “Hey Rick, The last thing this team needs is to recycle garbage. there is nothing attractive about a coach whose…”
Mike on Penguins Update: Let’s Make a Deal?: “Rick The biggest problem I have with Graves is his lack of hitting for a player his size. He plays…”
Mike on Penguins Update: Let’s Get Physical: “Rick Signing Joshua is a no brainer!! Keeping my fingers crossed that Dubas doesn’t allow Sullivan to screw this one…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Update: The Fall of Champions: “Hey Rick, Great article!!!! I am going to suggest that this inexorable decline didn’t have to happen. There is always…”