Nolan Patrick – Pittsburgh Penguins

Following weeks of comparative silence on the player movement front, the Penguins pulled off a minor trade today. Two actually.…

Okay, so I’m jumping the gun, and not just by a little. But what started out as a reply to…

Defense. It’s defined by Merriam-Webster as a means or method of defending or protecting oneself, one’s team, or another.…

“Too much, too soon.” As I watched our Penguins bolt from the starting gate last night, that quote from the…

During a break in the Penguins’ 5-0 Game 4 thumping of the Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center last night,…

Back in the early 2000s, the Flyers entrusted their netminding chores to a goalie named Roman Cechmanek. Fluxing between stretches…

If you’re like me, you passed your summer lolling in a bucolic post-Cup haze, secure in the knowledge that our…

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…”