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I confess, my duties at Wright’s Gym kept me hoppin’ last night, so I didn’t get to watch as much…

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

Nick Pryor, who served as the Penguins’ director of amateur scouting since joining the black-and-gold in July 2021 as part…

With the Stanley Cup finally raised and firmly ensconced in South Florida, bringing to an end the loooongest of NHL…

Speed kills. A truism often repeated, especially in hockey circles. The faster you play, the greater your chances of success.…

I was thinking about the inexorable decline of our Penguins yesterday. Stewing over the fact that we’ve missed the playoffs…

Back in the 1970s, the theme song to the movie Love Story (ironically about a hockey player) began with the…

Sorry, but I have to add some more fuel to the fire over Rick B’s Great Goalie Debate. No preamble…

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…”