2014
07.18
07.18
class="ui-droppable">Forget about how new general manager Jim Rutherford missed out on his top choice to take over the Pittsburgh Penguins this summer. That's irrelevant to how Mike Johnston is going to come in and run this team. Despite the seemingly long jump from the WHL to the best pro-hockey league in the world, the 57-year-old has been around the game all his life and did an fantastic job with the Portland Winterhawks.
Talk is cheap, but for what it's worth, Johnston is already saying the right things. He knows that winning during the regular season is important, but it's in the playoffs where people earn the right to keep their jobs.
Gene Collier of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette captured the following comments from the new bench boss, who ...
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Talk is cheap, but for what it's worth, Johnston is already saying the right things. He knows that winning during the regular season is important, but it's in the playoffs where people earn the right to keep their jobs.
Gene Collier of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette captured the following comments from the new bench boss, who ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins