Matvei Michkov – Pittsburgh Penguins

I’m worried. When you compare us to the Flyers, our first-round playoff foe, we stack up as the superior team…

April 25, 2009. Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals between the Penguins and their then-blood rivals, the Flyers. The…

the Other Rick on Game 3 Post Mortem: Flyers 5, Penguins 2: “Rick, The problem starts with expectation. Expectations magnify when individuals over-estimate. When expectations aren’t being met, frustration grows and eventually…”
Mike on Game 3 Post Mortem: Flyers 5, Penguins 2: “Rick In my view, the power play is becoming overly perimeter-focused. We’re spending too much time moving the puck around…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Playoff Update: Is Something Wrong with Sid?: “Rick, Father time is an undefeated foe. Eventually, everyone falls victim to the pain of his fists. Someday, Sid and…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Playoff Update: Is Something Wrong with Sid?: “Hey Mike, Yeah, to my eye Sid just hasn’t had his usual hop, dating back to that incident in late…”
Rick Buker on Game 2 Recap: Opportunistic Flyers Frustrate, Blank Penguins, 3-0: “Hey Mike, Regarding our Big Three (ok, Humongous Three), in a perfect world, I’d love to have Brazeau, Mantha and…”
Mike on Penguins Playoff Update: Is Something Wrong with Sid?: “Rick I agree that he appears to be dealing with some form of lingering lower-body injury, which could be impacting…”