Troy Loney – Pittsburgh Penguins

Back in 1976, the Pittsburgh Pirates stunned local baseball fans and the sports community at large by firing long-time broadcaster…

I was chewing the hockey fat with my friend, Tom Blanciak, over a couple of beers at Pennsbury Station (formerly…

Maybe it’s the fact that the Penguins have invited hulking Brian Boyle to training camp. But it got me to…

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

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

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…

Outsider on Penguins Update: Drafting Franchise Players a Luck of the Draw: “The uncertainty goes beyond drafting a “franchise” player.” Look at the Leafs, who had unbelievable luck getting Mathews, Nylander and…”
Rick Buker on Sid Scraps, Penguins Bow to Jets: “Thanks, my friend, for feeling my pain. It just frustrates me to no end that no one else on the…”
the Other Rick on Sid Scraps, Penguins Bow to Jets: “Hey Rick, You know I feel your pain. I may not really be enamored of Joshua and Imama, I would…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Update: Drafting Franchise Players a Luck of the Draw: “Truer words were never written”
Rick Buker on Penguins Update: Drafting Franchise Players a Luck of the Draw: “Amen, my friend. I read on PHN that Sullivan refers to his system as a “philosophy.” Well, we need a…”
the Other Rick on Penguins Update: Drafting Franchise Players a Luck of the Draw: “Hey Rick, I am not surprised by more evidence that Sullivan has no idea of how to troubleshoot the team’s…”