Syl Apps – Page 2 – Pittsburgh Penguins

Throughout hockey history there have been many storied line combinations. The powerhouse Red Wings of the early 1950s boasted the…

I was going about my business last Tuesday when a good friend, Tom Blanciak, reminded me that it was the…

Over the course of their storied 50-year-history, the Penguins have iced all sorts of hockey teams. From the sublime to…

He wasn’t the winningest general manager in Penguins history. Nor did his teams capture a Stanley Cup. Or even a…

It might come as a surprise for Penguins fans to learn that a Hall-of-Fame defenseman skated for the team in…

Most Penguins fans are familiar with the All-Star exploits of Steel City superstars like Mario Lemieux. Indeed, those of us…

The Pens-Flyers rivalry heated up during the early ‘70s, due in no small part to the emergence of “the Broad…

Separated by only 300 miles of rolling Pennsylvania hills and grasslands, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are worlds apart in terms of…

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…”