Phil Bourque – Page 4 – Pittsburgh Penguins

Following Other Rick’s terrific series of articles grading the Penguins’ individual performances over the past season and playoffs, I decided…

I remember the incident like it was yesterday. It was Tuesday, May 5, 1992. Game Two of the Patrick Division…

I may need therapy after this one. In terms of gut-wrenching momentum swings and plot twists, last night’s 5-2 series…

As our Penguins prepare to square off with the Philadelphia Flyers tonight in the latest installment of “The Battle of…

It’s hard to decide who looked more morose. Never one to hide his emotions, Mike Sullivan did a slow, sullen…

I can write this now without fear of jinxing our guys. Throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs and, especially, during the…

One of the most popular Sci-Fi movies of the 1950s was The Incredible Shrinking Man. A businessman vacationing with his…

To everything there is a season. While it may seem odd to open a blog post with a Bible verse…

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…”