Marcus Pettersson – Page 24 – Pittsburgh Penguins

For the first time in recent memory, the Penguins enter a regular season with more questions than answers. How will…

It sure wasn’t the way coach Mike Sullivan would draw it up on the chalkboard. Indeed, the Penguins escaped Columbus…

Back in the day, the J. Geils Band recorded a song titled Detroit Breakdown. The refrain of the song went,…

You know, there are times when I feel bad for our friend Rick Buker. (After all, he has to put…

I was reading an article on another site when I noticed the forgotten name of a forgotten player. Juuso Riikola.…

Defense. It’s defined by Merriam-Webster as a means or method of defending or protecting oneself, one’s team, or another.…

“Time to take your medicine.” As kids we probably all heard a parent utter those dreaded words as they approached,…

Now that Penguins general manager Ron Hextall has signed Zach Aston-Reese and Radim Zohorna it appears our roster for the…

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…”