Mario Lemieux – Page 2 – Pittsburgh Penguins

On the night of November 20, 1991, the arch-rival Flyers visited the Penguins at the Civic Arena. Early in the…

I was re-reading my latest post this morning, the part about Brooks Orpik in particular, when a light-bulb turned on.…

There’s no question Penguins POHO/GM Kyle Dubas is an intelligent guy. Heck, he even looks the part with his horn-rimmed…

In a response to my most recent article, Other Rick posted a list that I confess both intrigued and shocked…

Stanley Cup Final aside, you wouldn’t think there’d be a lot happening, hockey-wise, in the middle of June. After all,…

I remember how excited I was when the Penguins hired 43-year-old Ray Shero in the spring of 2006 to replace…

I don’t own a crystal ball. Nor do I possess any particular insight or foresight on the future direction of…

Just a quickie Penguins Update. Sidney Crosby has been named the team MVP for the 13th time in his illustrious…

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…”