Ron Francis – Page 3 – Pittsburgh Penguins

It was a favorite lyric from Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 blockbuster hit, Born in the USA. The subject of the song,…

“It didn’t seem like our energy was coming from everyone,” said player number one. “At times we looked like a…

For the Pittsburgh Penguins, the summer of 1991 was the best of times and the worst of times. In May,…

Katy, bar the door. Lock up the good silverware, too. I have a feeling we Penguins fans are in for…

In the mid-1990s, the Penguins still were a most formidable team. Only a couple of seasons removed from back-to-back Stanley…

The Penguins have lost a member of their extended family. Zarley Zalapski, the team’s top pick in the 1986 Entry…

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

Thirty-four to twenty-one. Sounds like the score of a typical Steelers game, doesn’t it? Except in this case, the numbers…

Rick Buker on Penguins Update: The Return of Disco Dan?: “Hey all, Will follow-up in a bit. But the Pens have announced that they’re “parting ways” with associate coach Todd…”
Rick Buker on Mike Sullivan to New Jersey? The Devil(s) You Say.: “Hey Other Rick, Regarding a potential undercurrent between Dubas and Sully. This is pure surmising on my part and has…”
the Other Rick on Mike Sullivan to New Jersey? The Devil(s) You Say.: “Hey Rick, I heard these rumors too. What I heard is that Sullivan has a problem with Dubas and I…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Extend Sam Poulin, Sign Goalie: “Hey Rick, Not sure what to make of Larsson. He was a 6th rnd pick of Detroit and split a…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Update: Winds of Change a Blowin’: “Amen Dave”
Dwtroit Dave on Penguins Update: Winds of Change a Blowin’: “Hi Rick, Reshuffling pieces of poor coaches never a good idea. But until Sully gets wacked, nothing will change. And…”