News Article: GMJR HAS RESIGNED

[Ginormousthumbs]

He has the beach house.

I hope he can relax and it's about fatigue or something of that sort and not something more serious.

Same.

 

[domaug]

this move shocked me and i hope it's not health related, but he's a Hall of Famer and as much as i shit on many of the moves he's made, he's earned the right to go out on his own terms

 

[SouthGeorge]

I would leave too if there was a clear cut issue with the team and I'm not allowed to move him.

 

[Ryder71]

Our draft picks in '22 are now safe! Or, at least safer.

 

[Pancakes]

JR has not been good since the cup wins but he did win us two Stanley Cups, and those cups came in no small part due to the moves he made as GM. So I salute you old man. Enjoy the retirement.

 

[tom_servo]

Damn, hope he's ok. Good guy. Successful tenure here, obviously.

 

[Gurglesons]

I would leave too if there was a clear cut issue with the team and I'm not allowed to move him.

You're ridiculous dude, have some respect.

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

Maybe a breather before heading to Seattle for a less stressful role?

 

[Scandale du Jour]

And scary.

The man loved this job.

He's not leaving just to leave.

God speed to him.

Yeah, I am worried as well.

I hope he is not sick. Nor anyone in his family!

That one came out of left field, wow!

He took some bad decisions, but he also brought us two Cups.

God speed to him indeed.

 

[Zirakzigil]

And scary.

The man loved this job.

He's not leaving just to leave.

God speed to him.

This is very concerning. I hope everything is alright. Wish him all the best. Love or hate him, the guy won us back to back cups.

 

[Peat]

Also, a huge thanks for everything he's done. That double was crazy amounts of fun to watch. The second thought, but still an important one.

Third thought - no pressure Patrik!

 

[RustyRazor]

If it's not health related, then this might be a non-firing firing.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

WELL he got us 2 cups. Personally I didn't want him fired I just wanted our coach fired.

So here's to hoping we can get that done.

 

[BHD]

Absolutely shocking.

 

[Shrimper]

Thank you for everything JR

 

[dogthateats]

His decision

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

I hope he's well but good riddance.

 

[OnMyOwn]

Best of luck to him with whatever is going on. Hopefully our new GM is up to the task.

 

[Dangles78]

Ya, JR ain't leaving unless something serious is going on. Best of luck to him and thank you for the 2 Cups. Without him, the Crosby/Malkin Era was is in serious jeopardy of being a "what if..." scenario

 

[ronduguayshair]

The gunslinger has holstered his guns.

Jim always made this team interesting to follow. The Kessel trade jump started this core.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Man I hope everything is good with JR. His tenure has been interesting but we dont have the b2b without his shrewd move.

 

[T1K]

Crazy news, I was scrolling thru my Twitter and caught that tweet from the Pens official account as I was closing the app. Had to do a triple take to make sure this was true.

 

[Tom Hanks]

If it's not health related, then this might be a non-firing firing.

Weird time for that though and I would have thought JR would just get a promotion within the organization if he wanted to move on from GM'ing. Sounds like legit personal issue. Hopefully it's not health and just to have a better relationships & a more relaxed time off the ice.

 

[Snooki Stackhouse]

It was time for him to go but hopefully it's not a serious personal issue. I hope they do an exhaustive search.

 

[Factorial]

Something to do with that coach and his wife in WB?