A lot of good thoughts, some I agree with some I don't. The first thing I would like to note is that Rutherford was just signed to a three year extension and that hasn't even kicked in yet. So firing him won't happen. At best he will get reassigned, which of course equates to being fired.
- Thunderbolt
I dont expect Rutherford to get fired, I shouldve said that in my original post.
However, very clearly he isnt making moves with logic/reasoning. I have no idea what type of Assistant GM Billy G is, but I dont see him being a big advanced stats guy either. I'm not saying turn the Penguins front office into an advanced statistics-only mindset, however there clearly needs to be a rethinking of how this organization makes signings/trades. I applaud him for the Florida trade, but I look at most other moves around these last two years and think that Jim has absolutely no plan here. He is just making it up as it goes along.