Ron Burkle didn’t score a goal during the Penguins’ drive to the Stanley Cup this spring.
Didn’t make a save, either.
Or block a shot.
And if he hit anyone, it didn’t show up in the official stats.
But while Burkle didn’t crack the scoresheet in any of the team’s most recent championship runs, a case could be made that, along with fellow owner Mario Lemieux, no one – not Sidney Crosby, not Evgeni Malkin, not Mike Sullivan, not Jim Rutherford – is more responsible for the success the Penguins have enjoyed during the past decade.