Brendan Smith – Pittsburgh Penguins

Our Penguins tried to atone for Friday night’s ghastly giveaway loss to the Islanders. Sort of. They played a reasonably…

Maybe I’m guilty of overreacting. It wouldn’t be the first time and it probably won’t be the last. But I’m…

Is it just me, or are Penguins games taking on the feel of a tennis or ping-pong match? Back-and-forth, back-and-forth.…

Laboring under the mistaken assumption that Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford stood pat at the trade deadline, I started to…

About a month ago I sat down to write a piece about a favorite bone of contention, the Penguins’ lack…

It was the prettiest goal scored by a Penguin in a long time. No, I’m not talking about Phil Kessel’s…

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…”