Jim Rutherford
Jim Rutherford
James Rutherfordis a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and current front office executive. He is the general managerof the Pittsburgh Penguins, having been named to that position on June 6, 2014. Prior to that, he was the president and general manager, as well as a part owner, of the Carolina Hurricanes - known as the Hartford Whalers until 1997 - having joined the franchise in 1994 and helping build the Hurricanes team that won the Stanley Cup in 2006...
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When they had the loss in the family, Paul called me and said Jeff would really love to play in Toronto and they would appreciate anything I could do to make it happen.
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We don't know who is going to finish eighth, but it could be the defending Stanley Cup champions.
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We're fine with where we are now. If we get to the point where we see somebody needs more time, we'll take a look at some kind of adjustment.
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We've always taken the position at this rookie camp that we'll give opportunities to guys who deserve them. Estrada continued to play well. He deserved to go.
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Which is not good enough. Then it will depend on how the team does.
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When you draft a player and you see him play a year in the league, you have an idea of whether he has a chance of being a special player,
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We'll have to see how it plays out and how he's coming along, but certainly he's on the bubble of playing for the Hurricanes. He's a very good player, the type of player that's hard to find in that he's big and strong, and plays the game really hard on every shift.
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I think we are a little anxious as to how the games are going to be called. We're told by the league they're going to be called the same as they were during the regular season, but you get different officials that call games different regardless of what system you're in.
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This is certainly a statement to everybody how serious we are about our chances to make a run to the championship.
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Cory has been a consistent offensive player throughout his NHL career. He was a key member of Tampa Bay's power play, and we will look for him to do the same for our team.
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Doug is one of the premier forwards in the National Hockey League and will add a strong element to our top lines. His skill, leadership and experience will be a great benefit for our team.
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Doug didn't put points up immediately when he came. He played fine. He didn't play at the level he was capable of, but he factored in some games. He scored a shootout goal to help us win in Boston. But now in the last four games, he's back to the level of player he was in St. Louis. Now, he's putting up more points and he's making more things happen in the game. Clearly, there was an adjustment period, but he's pretty much through it.