Blake Wheeler – Pittsburgh Penguins

I confess this isn’t going to be much of a game summary. Then again, last night’s disappointing 4-1 loss to…

Thank God for Tristan Jarry. Seriously. I wish there was a way to quantify how many wins a goaltender steals…

Readers beware. I’m about to hijack a nugget from an article posted on Pittsburgh Hockey Now and a line from…

Back in the 1930s, the Philadelphia Athletics had a Hall-of-Fame catcher named Mickey Cochrane. By all accounts, he hated to…

It seems a local columnist has stirred up a lot of noise recently with rumors of a trade. My guess…

“Where the hell have you been Jimmy Braddock?” Actor Paul Giamatti, playing the part of fight manager Joe Gould in…

…the tough get goin.’ At least according to the old adage. It’s crunch time for our Penguins…in more ways than…

I had my lead-in for last night’s Penguins-Jets game all but written. In deference to the upcoming Academy Awards, I’d…

Rick Buker on Penguins an Easy Mark(strom), No Match for the Devils: “Hey all, Just a quickie follow-up. My description of the Devils’ second goal and comments about Noesen are in no…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Update: Is Mike Sullivan Reinventing Himself?: “Hey Mike, Always good to hear from you. To address one of your points, I don’t think Sully will ever…”
Mike on Penguins Update: Is Mike Sullivan Reinventing Himself?: “Rick I agree the Pens are scrapping, and overachieving, and really this is happening with Crosby, Malkin and Karlsson just…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Acquire Joseph from the Blues: “Rick, Lightning in a bottle? Ahh NO! This is more evidence for me that management hasn’t a clue and explains…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Update: Building Through the Draft a Cautionary Tale: “Hey Outsider, With all due respect, I beg to differ. The Caps were in the tank for only three seasons…”
Outsider on Penguins Update: Building Through the Draft a Cautionary Tale: “Nothing has changed recently. You forget the Penguins 1984 rebuild. The Penguins failed to make the plays in the first…”