Jan Rutta – Pittsburgh Penguins

I thought I’d take a break from the relentlessly grim news surrounding our skidding Penguins and offer some lighter fare.…

I’m going to start this post with a well-deserved shout-out to Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now for his outstanding…

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

The Penguins have summoned 24-year-old defenseman Jack St. Ivany from their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton farm club on an emergency recall, the team…

There’s a song by Tool titled Schism that plays on our Pandora station at Wright’s Gym. The refrain, “I know…

The bigger they are, the harder they fall. That time honored axiom is attributed to English boxer Robert Fitzsimmons, who…

With the regular season fast approaching and NHL teams scrambling to get down to the 23-man roster limit, a host…

“The more things change, the more they stay the same”, we have all heard that refrain. Many of the faces…

Mike on Sid Scraps, Penguins Bow to Jets: “Rick It’s time the media and fans start calling for Sullivan’s head – that’s the only thing that will Dubas…”
Outsider on Penguins Update: Drafting Franchise Players a Luck of the Draw: “The uncertainty goes beyond drafting a “franchise” player.” Look at the Leafs, who had unbelievable luck getting Mathews, Nylander and…”
Rick Buker on Sid Scraps, Penguins Bow to Jets: “Thanks, my friend, for feeling my pain. It just frustrates me to no end that no one else on the…”
the Other Rick on Sid Scraps, Penguins Bow to Jets: “Hey Rick, You know I feel your pain. I may not really be enamored of Joshua and Imama, I would…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Update: Drafting Franchise Players a Luck of the Draw: “Truer words were never written”
Rick Buker on Penguins Update: Drafting Franchise Players a Luck of the Draw: “Amen, my friend. I read on PHN that Sullivan refers to his system as a “philosophy.” Well, we need a…”