Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins

I was thinking about the inexorable decline of our Penguins yesterday. Stewing over the fact that we’ve missed the playoffs…

I haven’t written much this season, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been following our favorite flightless fowl. Now we…

Back in the summer of 1968, my favorite song was The Worst That Could Happen. Sung to perfection by Johnny…

In many ways, last night’s 5-4 season-ending loss to the Islanders was an all-too-fitting microcosm of the 2023-24 campaign. One…

Our Penguins did what they needed to do last night. Namely, took care of business. Skating before a throng of…

When I wrote my article yesterday comparing this season’s playoff scenario to last spring’s, I detailed some of my concerns.…

Somewhere, embedded deep down in some remote corner of our Penguins’ DNA lurks a self-destruct gene. It surfaces at the…

Back in 2009, my friend Tom Blanciak predicted the Penguins would acquire feisty left wing Chris Kunitz from Anaheim at…

Rick Buker on Penguins Update: Winds of Change a Blowin’: “PS–As a general rule, I think coaches are only as good as the talent they have at their disposal. I’m…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Update: Winds of Change a Blowin’: “Hey Other Rick, There’s certainly nothing etched in stone about Quinn joining our staff. In all likelihood, he looks for…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Update: Winds of Change a Blowin’: “Hey Rick, The last thing this team needs is to recycle garbage. there is nothing attractive about a coach whose…”
Mike on Penguins Update: Let’s Make a Deal?: “Rick The biggest problem I have with Graves is his lack of hitting for a player his size. He plays…”
Mike on Penguins Update: Let’s Get Physical: “Rick Signing Joshua is a no brainer!! Keeping my fingers crossed that Dubas doesn’t allow Sullivan to screw this one…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Update: The Fall of Champions: “Hey Rick, Great article!!!! I am going to suggest that this inexorable decline didn’t have to happen. There is always…”