MayRayDown Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Elliott friedman said Pittsburgh's first choice was Peters, got rattled because they didn't see Carolina stealing him. Changed focus to Dejchardins and maybe in the interview he mentioned his interest in Canucks NHL tonight on the NHL network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Sounds like Pens lost out on Desjardins, and will continue looking for a new coach next week. General manager Jim Rutherford still is searching for the Penguins' next head coach. His top target turned down the chance to inherit a perennial high-payroll playoff team led by former MVPs Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin — albeit one that ownership publicly said has underachieved by not returning to the Stanley Cup Final since 2009. “The guy I had is going in a different direction,” Rutherford said Friday, adding he would take the weekend to “sort some things out.” Rutherford declined to identify his choice for coach, but team and league sources told the Tribune-Review that man was Willie Desjardins, a hot commodity after leading the AHL's Texas Stars to the Calder Cup this past season. Rutherford said the coaching search will resume Monday, and candidates will include those who did not interview this week. “I'll work off the same list I had, but it will be expanded by two or three names that for whatever reason weren't considered for interviews the last time,” Rutherford said. “We need somebody that wants to be here and really wants to win.” Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/6319254-74/rutherford-coach-nhl#ixzz35FMIedr2 Follow us: @triblive on Twitter | triblive on Facebook http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/6319254-74/rutherford-coach-nhl#ixzz35D5Yh8C1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 He was the first to report it and is now true so +1 for him now! Trust him if you wish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Sounds like Pens lost out on Desjardins, and will continue looking for a new coach next week. http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/6319254-74/rutherford-coach-nhl#ixzz35D5Yh8C1I suspect that Desjardin took one look at the disfunction in Pitt and couldn't get the airport fastenough! Jim Rutherford? I mean are we talking Jim Rutherford? Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 lol... I do that too. It's not just you And yet people want to dump the Orca logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyllenhaal Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 William DePaoli @TIOPS_DePaoli On serious note, things can always change but Ulf Samuelsson has told associates Penguins job isn't right for him at this point. We'll see LOL, looks like Pens are offering every coach the same 2 year deal as Desjardins just so they can get Babcock once he is fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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