Nate Schmidt – Pittsburgh Penguins

I confess. I was pulling like mad for Columbus to win its first-round playoff series with Washington. Not that the…

Let me first say thanks to Rick and Phil for inviting me to write here on PenguinPoop. Hopefully, when I…

It was a night of surprises. After missing Game Four with a concussion, captain Sidney Crosby made a triumphal return…

They say all is fair in love and war. Perhaps in hockey, too. Two nights after Washington kayoed our captain,…

“You guys wanna play?” snapped Penguins coach Mike Sullivan. “Then get the puck in deep.” The object of “Sully’s” ire,…

How do you like our chances? The question’s been posed to me dozens of times over the past few days…

It certainly didn’t unfold the way Mike Sullivan and the coaching staff envisioned. For the better part of last night’s…

Throughout the regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins displayed a remarkable resilience under coach Mike Sullivan. That uncanny ability to turn…

Rick Buker on Penguins an Easy Mark(strom), No Match for the Devils: “Hey all, Just a quickie follow-up. My description of the Devils’ second goal and comments about Noesen are in no…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Update: Is Mike Sullivan Reinventing Himself?: “Hey Mike, Always good to hear from you. To address one of your points, I don’t think Sully will ever…”
Mike on Penguins Update: Is Mike Sullivan Reinventing Himself?: “Rick I agree the Pens are scrapping, and overachieving, and really this is happening with Crosby, Malkin and Karlsson just…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Acquire Joseph from the Blues: “Rick, Lightning in a bottle? Ahh NO! This is more evidence for me that management hasn’t a clue and explains…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Update: Building Through the Draft a Cautionary Tale: “Hey Outsider, With all due respect, I beg to differ. The Caps were in the tank for only three seasons…”
Outsider on Penguins Update: Building Through the Draft a Cautionary Tale: “Nothing has changed recently. You forget the Penguins 1984 rebuild. The Penguins failed to make the plays in the first…”