Marcus Pettersson – Page 14 – Pittsburgh Penguins

Back in the late 1960s and early ‘70s, the Penguins and Blues were bitter rivals. Clashes between the clubs…

Back in the early 2000s there was a netminder named Roman Cechmanek whose puck-stopping was so erratic he was dubbed…

When I wrote my last post on trade deadline GMing, I didn’t really plan on doing a follow-up post. First,…

On the surface, everything seems okey dokey, don’t it? The Penguins successfully navigated the Shark-infested waters (ice) of the SAP…

It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. The Penguins were supposed to cruise to a feel-good win over weak-sister San…

I confess, life kept me otherwise detained yesterday afternoon, so I didn’t watch the Penguins’ 2-1 overtime loss to the…

I must say I’ve got this reverse PenguinPoop mojo thing down to a science. I really do. On at least…

Crazy. And I’m not referring to the Patsy Cline crossover hit from 1961, but rather last night’s penalty-strewn 5-4 overtime…

Rick Buker on Is the Penguins’ Defense Better?: “Hey Mike, Excellent thoughts and observations. The fact that I really liked last season’s team and would’ve gladly had everyone…”
Mike on Is the Penguins’ Defense Better?: “Rick Just my humble opinion or Graves. I think Dubas and the Pens front office staff keep floating Graves name…”
Mike on Is the Penguins’ Defense Better?: “Rick None of us really know yet if the defensemen Dubas brought in will make the Penguins better. That’s something…”
the Other Rick on Is the Penguins’ Defense Better?: “It is tough for enough for LHD to play RHD, but to date, I can’t think of any RHD who…”
Rick Buker on Is the Penguins’ Defense Better?: “Hey Other Rick, Thanks for the input, especially on van Riemsdyk’s history on his off-side. It’s a very rare bird,…”
the Other Rick on Is the Penguins’ Defense Better?: “Hey Rick, I do agree with you that the Penguins’ defense, at the moment, looks worse this coming season than…”