Owen Pickering – Page 3 – Pittsburgh Penguins

I confess, I was quite pleased with myself. Last week when it was all-but-announced that Grant Potulny would be appointed…

During the 1986-87 season, legendary Boston University coach Jack Parker presided over a Terriers team laced with future connections to…

While our Penguins may be headed to the golf course or parts unknown, their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton farm club is preparing to…

I’ll begin this post with a caveat. I freely admit that I’m the least informed (and thus the least qualified)…

Shortly after I awakened one morning last week I received a text from PP colleague Caleb Di’Natale. Caleb was keen…

The bigger they are, the harder they fall. That time honored axiom is attributed to English boxer Robert Fitzsimmons, who…

October, the first month of the Pittsburgh Penguins season has mercifully ended and our hometown heroes have not only sunk…

Just a little mish-mash post on the opening day of training camp. The Penguins continued to make changes to their…

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…”