Paul Baxter – Pittsburgh Penguins

I was perusing Hockey Reference this morning on my new smartphone (yes, I’ve joined the 21st century) when I noticed…

If ever a team was destined for failure, it was the 1983-84 Pittsburgh Penguins. Only a season removed from a…

Few Penguins players past or present created more of a stir on the ice than Paul Gordon Baxter. A born-again…

For my fourth and final installment on the toughest Penguins ever, I’ve listed the guys I’d most want to have…

The Penguins have employed their share of pests—the thorn-in-the-side guys who make a living out of irritating the opposition. Here…

The Dirty (Half) Dozen features the Penguins players who were most likely to stray over the boundaries of fair and…

A while back I noticed that Seth Rorabaugh of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette had asked the readers of his blog to…

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…”