2014
07.21
07.21
class="ui-droppable">Despite yet another strong year in the standings—the team’s fifth consecutive 100-point campaign, if we prorate the shortened 2012-13 season—the ownership of the Pittsburgh Penguins entered the summer in a mood for big changes.
General manager Ray Shero was fired in mid-May; head coach Dan Bylsma followed him out the door a few weeks later. Veteran executive Jim Rutherford was brought aboard to overhaul the team’s roster with exactly one goal in mind: winning the Stanley Cup in short order.
For Rutherford, success or failure will be measured by postseason accomplishment. The Penguins have been a regular-season powerhouse for the last half-decade, but they haven’t won even a single game in the conference ...
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General manager Ray Shero was fired in mid-May; head coach Dan Bylsma followed him out the door a few weeks later. Veteran executive Jim Rutherford was brought aboard to overhaul the team’s roster with exactly one goal in mind: winning the Stanley Cup in short order.
For Rutherford, success or failure will be measured by postseason accomplishment. The Penguins have been a regular-season powerhouse for the last half-decade, but they haven’t won even a single game in the conference ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins