Rickard Rakell – Pittsburgh Penguins

Unless a club happens to be in the throes of a tear-it-down-to-the-floorboards rebuild, as a general rule it’s the goal…

I’ll be honest. With a little over a month left until the start of training camp, I still look at…

Three days into free agency, the Penguins’ roster resembles anything but a finished product. With the recent additions of Andrei…

Jason Robertson is an all-star player, of that there can be no doubt. However, he is not a generational talent.…

As with any pro sport, free agency in the NHL can be a very exciting, yet unsettling process. In fact,…

When I announced my semi-retirement from blogging a while back, I mentioned I’d probably still write when something got me…

A quick and dirty look at how our Penguins are faring through five games against the Flyers in a number…

Way back in the 1970s, the Bee Gees scored a huge hit with the song, Stayin’ Alive. One would almost…

the Other Rick on Will the Penguins Make the Playoffs?: “Rick, The quick and dirty answer is your gut feeling of no, the Penguins will not make the playoffs will…”
the Other Rick on Still Scratchin’ My Head Over Penguins Moves: “Rick, Interestingly enough you broached diametrically opposite stratagems; you talk about healthy competition being good and juxtaposed it with having…”
the Other Rick on Does Kyle Dubas Have a Secret Agenda for the Penguins?: “If Dubas’s plan was to piece together a team that would look like he was trying to win be competitive…”
Rick Buker on Does Kyle Dubas Have a Secret Agenda for the Penguins?: “Hey Other Rick, To the contrary, I actually think Dubas does have plan, just not an especially palatable one. Something…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Sign Koivunen for…How Long?!?: “Rick, I really would like Koivunen to make it as an NHLer; Dubas only has Koivunen and Brunicke left from…”
Rick Buker on Penguins Sign Koivunen for…How Long?!?: “Hey all, A quick follow-up. Apparently, there’s a window to execute a buyout in a couple of years at a…”