Brooks Orpik – Page 13 – Pittsburgh Penguins

Hockey players are famously superstitious. Many suffer from triskaidekaphobia—a fear of the number 13. Fortunately, the Penguins aren’t among them.…

Following a typically strong start to the 2011-12 campaign, the Penguins have stumbled along at an unsightly 13-13 clip since…

For the past 11 days Dan Bylsma has patiently awaited the victory that would move him past Michel Therrien on…

With their methodical 3 – 0 victory over the New York Islanders last night at the Nassau County Colosseum, the…

On Thursday, November 18th, Art Vandelay and I had a chance to see some Pens in a little off-ice action. …

Well, the season is now 20 games in which means that roughly one quarter of it is gone, and so,…

As disheartning as it may have been to see the Pens lose their first two games at the CEC, it…

Before I dive right in to the subject of the alternate captains, there is a lot of “new” stuff going…

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…”