So Close and Yet So Far: Penguins Fall Just Short in 3-2 Shootout Loss to Panthers
I thought we had this one. I really did. Not just when Evgeni Malkin beat Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky with…
Penguins Update: Nothing Could be Finer Than to be in Carolina…
Just play. It’s been the Penguins’ unofficial mantra ever since Mike Sullivan assumed the coaching reins from Mike Johnston back…
Penguins Update: ‘Canes (and Others) Musclin’ Up
Perhaps the title of this article should be, “How many different ways can Buker broach the same subject?” Lol. I…
Penguins Update: Congrats to Phil and Teddy and Other Ramblings
The long (looooong) trek to the 2023 Stanley Cup is finally complete. In only their sixth year of existence, the…
Playoff Update: Toughness Still Matters
It was the spring of 1976. A pair of NHL titans were set to clash in the Stanley Cup Final.…
An Armchair GM’s Approach to Fixing Our Penguins
For the past few months I’ve written a lot about what’s wrong with our Penguins. With the team on the…
Playoffs Would’ve Been Hazardous to Penguins Health
I’m glad the Penguins didn’t make the playoffs. No, that’s not a misstatement. You read it right. After watching the…
Penguins Trade Deadline Armchair GMing Part Deux
When I wrote my last post on trade deadline GMing, I didn’t really plan on doing a follow-up post. First,…