Rubik Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, Patel Bure said: I’m fine with Jim Rutherford being President but am not entirely keen on him being a GM. I’ll have to look up his history a bit more but my initial gut feeling is that he made a number of questionable moves as a GM in Pittsburgh. he has won back-to-back cups with the Pens not so long ago, but yes, pls look into his history and report back to us 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 The excitement of Bruce coaching this team hasn’t worn off for me. Good to have new leadership. Just hoping we give these young players a shot. Players weren’t the problem and that evident. We will need to make moves to get even better but nows not the time. I hope the New GM is the guy that makes the first move 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BCNate Posted December 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2021 OK, please repeat after me....Rutherford is President of Hockey Operations. He is not he GM of this team, he is in charge of finding the GM of this team. The moves that he made as a GM are irrellevant, as he is not the GM here. We just got the buffer between Aquilini and hockey ops that we have wanted for years. A buffer that comes with 3 Stanley cups on his resume. Regardless of what people on hockey boards say, Rutherford is experienced, successful, and repsected in the hockey world. Having him here increases the quality of GM's that we can target. This is a huge win for this franchise. 9 1 10 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubik Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, Master Mind said: Anyone ever looking to be hired by Aqua should first change their name to Jim. how does Jim Green sound to you? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patel Bure Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Rubik said: he has won back-to-back cups with the Pens not so long ago, but yes, pls look into his history and report back to us Many are saying that the Pens won in spite of him and that he made a lot of questionable moves after that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Outsiders said: Who was big on the Pens lol They had a smaller team that was fast and hard on the puck. They beat teams with their speed not their toughness (Although I think we need to add toughness) Oleksiak, hornqvist, Reaves, Sheanan, Dumolin, etc but I agree, those teams he built had a mix of everything. Edited December 9, 2021 by Odd. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeQuinnAndEggs Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 24 minutes ago, DeltaSwede said: Who is JM? Lol oops JR I mean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinchBird Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Being a Canuck fan all my life I must say hiring JR does not get me excited but I am hopeful that a new day will bring a future this city deserves. The next GM will need to bring inspiration and is a more important hire long term Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Patel Bure said: Many are saying that the Pens won in spite of him and that he made a lot of questionable moves after that? Many are stupid 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Patel Bure Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I don’t mind Jim Rutherford being President but am going to be upset if he’s our next long term GM as well. ps - edit - looks like he will only be President and *interim* GM. I have no problem with that at all. I’m still holding out hope for Colorado’s Chris MacFarland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, DeltaSwede said: I think if anything, this is a tell tale sign that the organization feels that they have the right core in place. Rutherford isn't really known for re-builds but rather building stanley cup champions so I think a re-build is highly unlikely. He also isn’t really known for trading core players. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniwaki Canuck Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Not sure what to think of this. Definitely brings lots of positives and should calm concerns about Aqualini meddling too much. But not exactly a progressive or a particularly good recent track record. Are they going to cheap out on the GM hire now? We'll see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, ey40 said: You put your one Jim in You put your one Jim out You put your one Jim in And you shake it all about You do the hokey pokey And you turn yourself around That's what it's all about! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Patel Bure said: Many are saying that the Pens won in spite of him and that he made a lot of questionable moves after that? People are always going to say that. He had good base to work with, but he added the depth necessary to take them to the cup, same as he did in Carolina. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Fig Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Not crazy about this. Not sure what it all means. Couldn't Stan have handled this part? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, Patel Bure said: Many are saying that the Pens won in spite of him and that he made a lot of questionable moves after that? Winning in spite of a GM. I’ve never seen such a wild take 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, ey40 said: You put your one Jim in You put your one Jim out You put your one Jim in And you shake it all about You do the hokey pokey And you turn yourself around That's what it's all about! This is gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: Really? People are upset by this move? That is ridiculous. Rutherford is a well known and well respected name in hockey. His name alone improves the caliber of GM this team can attract. Lombardi may consider it. I know I would seeing how this team is playing under Boudreau. Agreed. Excited to see who they find to work under him. 8 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: A couple of trades, one for a true top right defenseman, will be of short order, I'm assuming. Who you think it's going to be Phil? My money is on one of Miller or Boeser....long shot, Horvat. Though I think that comes later, deadline or summer. Something like Miller, Rathbone and Poolman packaged for a #2 RD and a 3C would be a-ok in my books. Downgrade the F, upgrade the D. Was hoping NYI's would be better this year and they'd be all in enough to maybe shake lose Dobson and Czikas in that scenario. But alas... Right now, I'd just be happy if they find us a defensive 3LD with some size and snarl. Someone like McNabb. He is expiring...but VGK probably makes playoffs at this rate and they keep him for a run. (Perhaps take a run at him this summer?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PhillipBlunt Posted December 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2021 18 minutes ago, appleboy said: I am so glad that Jim and John are gone. What if Jim replaces his AGM with a guy named John? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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