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On November 11, 2015, our Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets. It was the 16th game of that…

A few articles back, I wrote somewhat tongue-in-cheek about the curse of Jeff Petry. How his Canadiens morphed from Stanley…

On practically every conceivable level, Penguins GM Ron Hextall had a very successful summer. Staring down the gunwales at a…

It’s a Wonderful Life is one of my all-time favorite movies. As the story unfolds, the main character George Bailey…

I confess, with the NHL off-season grinding through the dog days of August and newsworthy items rarer than a sparkling…

Tick, tick, tick… If you listen closely, you can hear the time on the Penguins’ offseason clock inexorably ticking down.…

In the wake of the initial flurry of free-agent signings, to say nothing of some significant hockey trades, I thought…

Hello all. It’s hockey nerd time again. With our Penguins facing a winner-take-all Game 7 tonight at Madison Square Garden,…

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…”