John Marino – Pittsburgh Penguins

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…

In the wake of recent technical difficulties at PenguinPoop that kept the site offline for a while, I’m still in…

With the NHL All-Star break upon us, I thought it would be an ideal time to check in on former…

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…”