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• Penguins Schultz a Bargain
  on Dec 18, 2016 in All PenguinPoop Posts Rick Buker British Columbia Dave Schultz Edmonton Oilers Evgeni Malkin Frederik Andersen Ian Cole Jim Rutherford Jonathan Bombulie Justin Schultz Kelowna Kris Letang Mike Sullivan National Hockey League Paul Coffey Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Rexall Place Sidney Crosby Toronto Maple Leafs University of Wisconsin Wayne Gretzky
  Aside from the fact that they both hail from western Canada, Justin Schultz has little in common with his lone Penguins namesake. Indeed, Dave “the Hammer” Schultz was a ferocious left wing of modest ability who brawled his way to 535 penalty mi...
• Baby Penguins Update: December 15, 2016
  on Dec 15, 2016 in All PenguinPoop Posts Rick Buker American Hockey League Cameron Gaunce Casey DeSmith Chad Ruhwedel Clark Donatelli David Warsofsky Garrett Wilson Jake Guentzel Jean-Sebastien Dea Oskar Sundqvist Patrick McGrath Tom Kostopoulos Tristan jarry Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
  The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are presently tied for first place in the AHL Atlantic Division under coach Clark Donatelli with a record of 17-5-3 (37 points). The Baby Pens have scored 82 goals (fourth-best in the league) and allowed 52 (third f...
• Penguins Update: Murder, Inc.
  on Dec 13, 2016 in All PenguinPoop Posts Rick Buker Al Capone Alain Vigneault Albert Anastasia Alex Ovechkin Arizona Coyotes Boone Jenner Brayden Schenn Bugs Moran Claude Giroux Columbus Blue Jackets Evgeni Malkin Jakub Voracek John Tortorella Louis Buchalter Metropolitan Division Mike Sullivan Murder Incorporated National Hockey League New York Rangers Nick Foligno Phil Kessel Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Scott Hartnell Sidney Crosby Washington Capitals Wayne Simmonds
  Back in the day, the Italian-American Mafia and Jewish mob carried out their nefarious activities with the aid of well-established enforcement groups. Headed by notorious gangsters such as Louis “Lepke” Buchalter and Albert “The Mad Hatter” A...
• Penguins Update: What’s the Maatta with Olli?
  on Dec 11, 2016 in All PenguinPoop Posts Rick Buker Jim Rutherford Minnesota Wild National Hockey League Nino Niederreiter Olli Maatta Pittsburgh Penguins Rick Tocchet Rob Scuderi Trevor Daley
  It’s a question I’ve posed—and had posed to me—by numerous hockey pals. Especially over the past year. What’s the Maatta with Olli (pun intended)? Or more to the point, what’s the matter with Olli Maatta’s skating? A puzzler, to be sur...
• Penguins Hit Their Stride
  on Dec 10, 2016 in All PenguinPoop Posts Rick Buker Bryan Rust Carl Hagelin Conor Sheary Dallas Stars Derrick Pouliot Evgeni Malkin Florida Panthers Ian Cole Jacques Martin Jake Guentzel Justin Schultz Marc-andre Fleury Matt Cullen Matt Murray Mike Sullivan National Hockey League Nick Bonino Olli Maatta Patric Hornqvist Phil Kessel Pittsburgh Penguins Scott Wilson Sidney Crosby Tom Kuhnhackl
  Ask any NHL coach or general manager. Ask a player. Heck, ask anyone associated with an NHL team and they’ll tell you. It’s next to impossible to maintain a consistent pace over an 82-game schedule. So much can effect a team. Illness and injuries...
• Foes Beating Penguins at Their Own Game
  on Dec 1, 2016 in All PenguinPoop Posts Rick Buker Alain Vigneault Ben Lovejoy Brian Dumoulin Jim Rutherford Kris Letang Logan Couture Marc-andre Fleury Michael Grabner National Hockey League New York Islanders New York Rangers Nick Bonino Pittsburgh Penguins San Jose Sharks Sidney Crosby Stanley Cup Thomas Greiss
  Let’s go back in time. To Sunday, June 12, 2016. Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Up 3-games-to-2 on the San Jose Sharks, our Pittsburgh Penguins had snatched a 1-0 first period lead on a power-play goal by Brian Dumoulin. Employing their witherin...
• Penguins Lurching at the Quarter Pole
  on Nov 26, 2016 in All PenguinPoop Posts Rick Buker Brian Dumoulin Chris Kunitz Ian Cole Jake Guentzel Justin Schultz Kris Letang Marc-andre Fleury Mario Lemieux Matt Murray Mike Sullivan Minnesota Wild National Hockey League New York Rangers Olli Maatta Patric Hornqvist Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena Rick Nash Trevor Daley Wayne Gretzky
  I don’t know about you. But watching our Penguins get skewered yesterday afternoon by the Minnesota Wild was tougher for me to swallow than a leftover turkey sandwich without the mayo. Especially after the Pens had demolished a very tough Rangers...
• Penguins Update: Crosby in a League of His Own
  on Nov 13, 2016 in All PenguinPoop Posts Rick Buker Bryan Rust Cole Harbour Conn Snythe Trophy Conor Sheary Devan Dubnyk Jim Rutherford Mike Johnston Mike Sullivan Minnesota Wild National Hockey League Phil Kessel Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Stanley Cup Steve Yzerman
  Around this time last season, Penguins fans across North America (including yours truly) were all asking the same question. What’s wrong with Sidney Crosby? Despite the presence of super sniper Phil Kessel on his right flank, the Pens’ captain w...
• Penguins and Oilers Dazzle
  on Nov 9, 2016 in All PenguinPoop Posts Rick Buker Brian Dumoulin Carl Hagelin Connor McDavid Conor Sheary Darnell Nurse Edmonton Oilers Evgeni Malkin Jordan Eberle Leon Draisaitl Mario Lemieux Matt Murray Metropolitan Division Mike Sullivan National Hockey League New York Rangers Patrick Maroon Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena Sergei Rachmaninoff Sidney Crosby
  On a Tuesday evening in November when Presidential election results sent shockwaves reverberating through the nation, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers did a little bedazzling of their own before an appreciative throng of 18,576 patrons at...
• Penguins Update: Jack Riley Passes Away
  on Jul 15, 2016 in All PenguinPoop Posts Rick Buker Ab McDonald American Hockey League Andy Bathgate Bryan Watson Conn Smythe Dave Burrows Dean Prentice Donald Parsons Duane Rupp Eddie Johnston Glen Sather Greg Polis Hockey Hall of Fame Jack Button Jack McGregor Jack Riley Jean Pronovost Keith McCreary Ken Schinkel Leo Boivin Les Binkley Mario Lemieux Michel Briere National Hockey League Oakland Seals Pittsburgh Penguins Ray Shero Red Kelly Rochester Americans Ron Burkle Sam Pollock Stanley Cup Syl Apps Tom McMillan Toronto Maple Leafs
  He wasn’t the winningest general manager in Penguins history. Nor did his teams capture a Stanley Cup. Or even a division title. Yet Jack Riley was a pivotal figure through the Pens’ difficult early years. Thanks, in large part, to his perseveran...

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