Ryan Poehling – Pittsburgh Penguins

With the 2023-24 campaign in the books and not much else to report, I thought it would be an opportune…

With the NHL All-Star break upon us, I thought it would be an ideal time to check in on former…

There’s a song by Tool titled Schism that plays on our Pandora station at Wright’s Gym. The refrain, “I know…

With a bit of a lull in the Penguins’ schedule, I thought I’d check up on former black-and-golders around the…

“The more things change, the more they stay the same”, we have all heard that refrain. Many of the faces…

Wow. It’s sure been a whirlwind couple of days for our Penguins, hasn’t it? I’ll say this for Kyle Dubas.…

The Penguins extended qualifying offers to five restricted free agents today, including two who opted to sign with teams in…

For the past few months I’ve written a lot about what’s wrong with our Penguins. With the team on the…

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…”