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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He is a big, strong, aggressive player who should develop into a power forward who will play an important role in the future success of our franchise,
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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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Which is not good enough. Then it will depend on how the team does.
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Justin is a young player who we anticipate will play a significant role on our team. He brings a good deal of NHL experience to our group of young forwards, and has demonstrated that he can develop into a top-level NHL player.
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Josef is coming off two very good seasons and is approaching the prime of his career. We are very happy to have him signed to a multiyear deal.
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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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Mark is an accomplished goal scorer and playmaker who will be an asset to the Hurricanes' forward lines. His playoff experience will provide added leadership for our team as we look forward to the postseason.
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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 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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Glen has been a mainstay of this organization for a long time and he has made his home in North Carolina. He is a leader on and off the ice and we are very happy to have him back for another season.
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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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If we couldn't get Mark, we would not have made a deal, whether Erik Cole was hurt or not.