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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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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The nice thing for us is we have a team that Peter has really brought together with his team-building and coaching style, and we have to be careful with the chemistry of the team, and Doug Weight is a perfect fit for us. He can fit into any situation on any line.
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Matt is a big centreman who adds a playmaking element to our forward lines. We feel he is a valuable addition to our core group of young forwards.
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Radim had an extremely productive season in the Czech Republic, ... We will look for him to take the next step offensively for the Hurricanes this year.
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Oleg is a highly skilled defenseman who entered the NHL at a very young age and is just reaching his prime, ... His speed and ability to run a power play will put him in an important role for our defense. Oleg has played well over the last two seasons in Russia and is excited to return to North America.
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There's still going to be deals. I'm not sure there will be as many impact deals as there has been at the deadline in the past.
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They probably don't see the importance of it but as time goes on they will. I did not vote when I played. As you get older you understand politics a little more and the importance of them than you do when you're younger.
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During his time with our organization, Bruno has shown that he can be a capable NHL defenseman. He is one of the players we hope can continue to mature and become a fixture on our defense.
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The obvious difference from two years ago is age and maturity but also strength, confidence, and he has a very powerful stride, which is very advantageous to him when he's trying to pull away from a player or beat a player one on one. And he really sees the ice well.
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Erik is instrumental to the success of our team. We look forward to him taking the next step to being a top-level player.
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He really did everything he could in rookie camp to show that he's ready to play.
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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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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'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.