You conveniently left out that the Penguins are 1-7 in the playoffs in the last 2 years when JR has been making those tradeportant detail to leave out. It doesn't matter how each of your individual moves looks on paper (and your rankings are hella generous to put it bluntly) if your team is getting clearly worse with your moves.
I didn't leave out anything. The GM's job is to add the pieces to compete. That doesn't guarantee success. Look at that dominant Lightning team 2 years ago that lost 4 straight in the first round. It happens to the best built teams. Last year was a farce. With a several month layoff that first round was always going to be a crapshoot. Very hard to be at playoff level with that layoff. As you can see the Pens started off again slow this season with no preseason games.
How I judge these past few seasons is the regular season because that is when the GM has to have the depth to still produce even with injuries. Last year the team had injuries to all their best players including only 3 games all season with both Crosby and Malkin and still finished with the 7th best record in the NHL. That is all on the GM. Most teams would love that finish with a healthy lineup but the Pens did that without Crosby, Malkin, Guentzel, Rust, Dumoulin, and so many others for many games.
Your biased take is laughable an hating on a man and making this thread after all he has done for the Penguins organization says everything about your character.
Thank you Rutherford for all you have done for the Pens and I wish you the best.
Empoleon you are not worthy of what Rutherford brought to us. Fans like you litter HF and that is why so many leave these boards. You are an ingrate.