Nick Spaling – Pittsburgh Penguins

Perhaps it was the recent expose of my sorely lacking talent-evaluation chops. My literary rambling appears to have shaken loose…

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our PenguinPoop readers and commenters and welcome to the second installment of Rating Rutherford’s Moves.…

I confess. I’m pretty much runnin’ on empty in terms of finding new stuff to write about. With NHL players…

It was the very first move Jim Rutherford made when he took over as Penguins general manager back in 2014.…

With the NHL trade deadline fast approaching, I thought it’d be fun to glance in the rearview mirror and do…

The date may not live in infamy. But Friday, June 27, 2014 was nonetheless a bellwether day in Penguins history.…

Here’s a look at how former Penguins have fared thus far in 2016-17. Stats include games played through Saturday, November…

Here’s a look at how former Penguins performed during the 2015-16 NHL regular season. Jaromir Jagr paced the ex-Pens with…

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…”