Jim Rutherford – Page 51 – Pittsburgh Penguins

The Penguins signed defenseman Olli Maatta to a six-year contract extension yesterday. The $24.5-million deal, which starts next season, will…

Poor Ben Lovejoy. He can’t seem to escape the eye of the storm. A year ago, the veteran defenseman’s arrival…

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

Where have all the goals gone? A fair question. Especially in the wake of a wildly prolific stretch fueled by…

For those of us ancient enough to remember the TV show Happy Days, it was a classic episode. The one…

“I believe that we will make the playoffs.” With a singular forceful statement, All-Star center Evgeni Malkin reflected the growing…

It isn’t the easiest thing to do. Improving a team through trades. Indeed, there’s a certain hit-or-miss quality about the…

As I was thinking about yesterday’s trade and how it might affect our Penguins—artistically and financially—it brought to mind a…

Mike on Penguins Blitz Oilers Early, Hang on for Dear Life (and 5-3 Win): “Rick As always “great job” !! Couple of things about last nights game: The Pen’s did fight to hang on…”
Rick Buker on Should the Penguins Claim Daniel Sprong?: “Hey all, Just a quickie follow-up. Sprong cleared waivers. Also, and this is by no means meant to detract from…”
the Other Rick on Should the Penguins Claim Daniel Sprong?: “Hey Rick, They more people I talk to that have played with or against Sprong, the less value I see.…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Blow Two-Goal Lead, Bow to CBJ in Shootout: “Happy New Year Mike, * I con’t speak to the play without Malkin, I had to teach a class last…”
Mike on Penguins Blow Two-Goal Lead, Bow to CBJ in Shootout: “Hey Rick Regarding Malkin and without the risk of starting a nasty rumor I thought it was weird that during…”
Mike on Penguins Blow Two-Goal Lead, Bow to CBJ in Shootout: “Rick & The Other Rick This is more of a question and answer session: 1) Did anyone notice a difference…”