Jim Rutherford – Page 43 – Pittsburgh Penguins

Warning: cultural reference ahead! I was sitting here musing about this mandatory break from hockey that the Penguins are now…

The date was February 8, 2016. On that chilly Monday evening, the Penguins—still transforming under new coach Mike Sullivan—gave a…

I was ambling across the parking lot at the Crafton-Ingram Shopping Center this afternoon, taking in the unseasonably warm Pittsburgh…

I’ll open this post with a statement worthy of Captain Obvious. Our Penguins are in trouble. They’ve lost three in…

In the wake of the Penguins weak home stand (2-3-0), GM Jim Rutherford was quoted as saying “We have a…

It’s taken a little while. Over a third of the season, to be precise. But it looks like the Penguins’…

This is the last time I’ll write about departed veterans like Matt Cullen, Ron Hainsey and Chris Kunitz. I promise.…

I’ve been the voice of calm through a stormy first quarter of the season. Indeed, while my fellow PenguinPoop writers…

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