John Marino – Pittsburgh Penguins

With the 4 Nations Faceoff upon us, I thought it would be an ideal time to check in on ex-Penguins…

To borrow from the movie Princess Bride, the Penguins showed last night that they’re only “mostly dead,” which is a…

Sometime during the Penguins dismal/disgraceful/humiliating (pick your adjective) 6-1 loss to the Utah Hockey Club last night, on home ice…

…that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the goals against born of outrageous pinching, or…

We all know the narrative. Mike Sullivan hates kids. Hates ‘em. Absolutely, positively won’t play ’em. If they do somehow…

I thought I’d take a break from bemoaning the Penguins’ less-than-inspired free-agent signings (good things generally don’t come in small…

I was scanning the hockey sites Wednesday night for trades and other pre-draft activity when I noticed the Canucks made…

With the 2023-24 campaign in the books and not much else to report, I thought it would be an opportune…

Rick Buker on Penguins Vanquish Golden Knights, 3-2, in OT: “Hey Mike, Someone on another site pointed out that Karlsson had his mega, 101-point season for an atrocious Sharks team.…”
Mike on Penguins Vanquish Golden Knights, 3-2, in OT: “Rick I really like the young kid Kolyachonok, and like you mentioned he’s a good skater who can move the…”
Mike on Penguins Make Emergency Recalls: “Rick These types of moves are head scatchers. I said this before that if Sullivan had any opportunity he would…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Ink Blue Line Prospects: “Hey Other Rick, Don’t know if this has any bearing on his performance, but Pietila apparently is a workhorse who…”
Mike on Penguins Ink Blue Line Prospects: “Rick & The Other Rick I got a chance to watch some video on Stillman. He has tools that look…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Ink Blue Line Prospects: “Rick, When I look at the raw numbers, I understand a little excitement over Pietila, his 22 Pnts in 36…”