Connor Hellebuyck – Pittsburgh Penguins

When Kyle Dubas acquired three-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson back in August 2023, I remember gazing at his ’22-23…

It’s been a long (long) time since I looked forward to watching a hockey game the way I did last…

Anyone who follows hockey knows the past few seasons haven’t been especially kind to Penguins coach Mike Sullivan. For starters,…

In their first game back following the All-Star break, our Penguins gave a pretty fair account of themselves en route…

Warning, I was thinking about our favorite hockey team this morning and my thoughts prompted me to put somethings down…

Rick Buker on Game 3 Post Mortem: Flyers 5, Penguins 2: “Hey Mike, Excellent point about being (way) overly perimeter focused. And it’s not just on the power-play. In the last…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Playoff Update: Is Something Wrong with Sid?: “Hey Other Rick, With all due respect, I’m going to disagree a bit with your take. The reason the Flyers…”
the Other Rick on Game 3 Post Mortem: Flyers 5, Penguins 2: “Rick, The problem starts with expectation. Expectations magnify when individuals over-estimate. When expectations aren’t being met, frustration grows and eventually…”
Mike on Game 3 Post Mortem: Flyers 5, Penguins 2: “Rick In my view, the power play is becoming overly perimeter-focused. We’re spending too much time moving the puck around…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Playoff Update: Is Something Wrong with Sid?: “Rick, Father time is an undefeated foe. Eventually, everyone falls victim to the pain of his fists. Someday, Sid and…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Playoff Update: Is Something Wrong with Sid?: “Hey Mike, Yeah, to my eye Sid just hasn’t had his usual hop, dating back to that incident in late…”