Confirmed with Link: Penguins Extend Rutherford Through 2021-22

[turd]

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[BrookswasHere44]

Not exactly what I was expecting today haha

 

[Gurglesons]

LOL.

Asisine. Bump the old man up while he still has a chance to not decimate his legacy.

 

[Andy99]

Bad move...imo....already showing signs of the funk that got him kicked out of CAR...

 

[Empoleon8771]

Seems like an odd time to announce this, the team has lost 6 of 7 and the team looks terrible.

I guess the positive is that it means Guerin won't become the Penguins GM, but I am concerned to see what the Penguins look like in 2022 with another 4 seasons under JR.

 

[ronduguayshair]

Would have waited to the end of the season and then made the assessment

 

[canadianguy77]

Maybe this will coincide with a termination(s) further down the totem pole?

 

[Fordy]

remember when he was bringing brought in for one, maybe two years

 

[SprootsMasterFlex]

On the flip side, I see this as good news because he will keep an eye out for the term's long-term well-being (until 2022 I suppose).

 

[Empoleon8771]

remember when he was bringing brought in for one, maybe two years

I think that plan changed when Botterill was poached by Buffalo. If he would still be the assistant GM here, I think this could have been JR's last year as the GM. I think Botterill would have taken over for 2019-2020, after JR's contract expired.

 

[66-30-33]

Please fix this team JR, don't Carolina us.

 

[Clare2904]

OK...

 

[SomeDude]

Dude got us back to back Cups. He can stay until he’s 92 and trading 1sts for Pepperidge farm cookies for all I care.

 

[EliteGoaltending]

Good news, great timing...not.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

I think that plan changed when Botterill was poached by Buffalo. If he would still be the assistant GM here, I think this could have been JR's last year as the GM. I think Botterill would have taken over for 2019-2020, after JR's contract expired.

I thought it was the other way around. Botterill was being groomed to come in, but I was under the impression that JR's success in Pittsburgh is what caused him to stick around in Pittsburgh and pushed Botterill to Buffalo.

 

[Gurglesons]

On the flip side, I see this as good news because he will keep an eye out for the term's long-term well-being (until 2022 I suppose).

Good one.

 

[Peat]

I dunno whether to laugh or look confused.

Dude got us back to back Cups. He can stay until he’s 92 and trading 1sts for Pepperidge farm cookies for all I care.

I'm afraid that my sense of gratitude is somewhat less than that.

 

[Will Hunting]

Hello darkness, my old friend. Fantastic timing, too.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Gotta get that 3peat before he retires

 

[Harvey Birdman]

Dude got us back to back Cups. He can stay until he’s 92 and trading 1sts for Pepperidge farm cookies for all I care.

 

[66-30-33]

Dude got us back to back Cups. He can stay until he’s 92 and trading 1sts for Pepperidge farm cookies for all I care.

I want as many before Crosby/Malkin retire.

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

Seriously, why would they time it like this?

 

[Pancakes]

Seems like an odd time to announce this, the team has lost 6 of 7 and the team looks terrible.

I guess the positive is that it means Guerin won't become the Penguins GM, but I am concerned to see what the Penguins look like in 2022 with another 4 seasons under JR.

I haven't been a fan of some of his work since the Cup wins but back to back Cups is hard to argue with and he made some phenomenal moves to set those up.

More recently I liked the Brassard trade a lot even if it hasn't panned out as hoped yet. And he was behind Desmith too wasn't he? That's obviously been a good move.

 

[Doogle]

People need to stop comparing him to his Carolina days. He didn't have close to the same resources that he does here. And while recently we suck, he has been extremely successful overall, and deserves not only to be rewarded but to be given the opportunity to continue trying to be successful.

And if nothing else, this at least delays the inevitable Guerin promotion until after the Sid/Geno days are about over.

 

[Pancakes]

Seriously, why would they time it like this?

I mean who gives a crap about the optics here? He's won back to back Cups. The team could go winless the rest of the way and it'd still be hard to fault extending him.