Jim Rutherford Ain't Going Anywhere

The Pittsburgh Penguins just won their fourth Stanley Cup title in its history. Isn't it appropriate to reward the guy that helped put this team together in order to make that happen? It surely is.

Today, the Penguins announced that they have signed their GM Jim Rutherford to a three-year deal, just two weeks after winning the Stanley Cup.

Penguins CEO David Morehouse said, "Everything he was going to do from the first interview, he's accomplished."

Rutherford has certainly done that. He's made a series of move that seemed to focus on depth and speed, like bringing in Phil Kessel, Nick Bonino, Carl Hagelin, Eric Fehr and Matt Cullen, players that have proven to be agile and able to have speed and quickness to get to the puck. During its Stanley Cup run, over half of its goals were scored by players Rutherford acquired.

As a result of this Stanley Cup win, Rutherford is now the first GM to lead multiple franchises to championships. He won it in 2006 in Carolina and now here with the Penguins.

Good for him and good for the Penguins. You have to reward the guy that won it, and I think the Penguins did that. Unfortunately, he hasn't done much to the start of this free agency, but the Penguins gave him a contract based on what he has done for them so far and what he is capable of doing. Jim Rutherford, to me, is an excellent GM and somebody you would want on your team and putting it together. So good for Jim to get his deal and look for the Penguins to possibly win another Stanley Cup next season. No spoilers on my prediction yet. Free agency is not yet over.