DesertedPenguin
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New interview with Jim Rutherford out on the Athletic.
- He wasn't going to trade Crosby, Malkin, or Letang. He believes they should stay together.
- Confirms he wanted to bring back Fleury prior to the season and that the Jack Johnson buyout was part of his attempt to clear salary to do it. Never came close to pulling it off.
- He really liked Phil Kessel as a person, but it was just time to move on from a cap standpoint.
- Still wouldn't detail the reason why he left, but he's disappointed that it came about in the fashion that it did. Basically he was disappointed it ended this way, but that he felt he did the right thing by stepping aside. Which just leads to more questions.
Former Penguins GM Jim Rutherford on his 'disappointing' departure, Marc-Andre Fleury, Phil Kessel and more
- He wasn't going to trade Crosby, Malkin, or Letang. He believes they should stay together.
- Confirms he wanted to bring back Fleury prior to the season and that the Jack Johnson buyout was part of his attempt to clear salary to do it. Never came close to pulling it off.
- He really liked Phil Kessel as a person, but it was just time to move on from a cap standpoint.
- Still wouldn't detail the reason why he left, but he's disappointed that it came about in the fashion that it did. Basically he was disappointed it ended this way, but that he felt he did the right thing by stepping aside. Which just leads to more questions.
Former Penguins GM Jim Rutherford on his 'disappointing' departure, Marc-Andre Fleury, Phil Kessel and more