Rutherford’s also misguided in his belief that fans and media want this solved quickly instead of preaching patience. No, it’s actually the opposite. A retool is exactly what Jim Benning sold ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jim Rutherford is not ready to blow up the core that's led the Pittsburgh Penguins to three Stanley Cups in a little more than a decade. Still, the longtime general manager ...

It’s probably within the power of Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford to put an abrupt end to much of the drama and intrigue sure to surround the roster decisions he faces this ...

Sidney Crosby believes the contribution Jim Rutherford made to the franchise and the state he left it in leaves the Penguins in decent shape, at least after the initial shock wears off.

For Jim Rutherford, his induction Monday in Toronto as a builder wasn’t an ending but a chance to recognize what he’s accomplished in the past 35-plus years while he’s still in the midst of ...

New Year’s was fairly uneventful for Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford. He quietly rang in 2021 without a party, celebration or company in his Pittsburgh-area home. Such is life ...

Jim Rutherford has resigned as Pittsburgh Penguins general manager due to personal reasons, the club announced on Wednesday, just seven games into the 2021 season.

Jim Rutherford quit on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Calling someone a quitter – particularly when they’ve done as much for a franchise as Rutherford has for the Penguins – might seem harsh, but ...

Because Jim Rutherford is on an absolute heater right now. And if you can definitively confirm just what on God’s green earth Trader Jim happens to be doing, congratulations — you are the ...

There are straight shooters, and then there is Jim Rutherford. He doesn’t bluff, he doesn’t lie. Rutherford views the media as the bridge between an organization and a fan base, and it’s a ...

Jim Rutherford felt he'd earned an extension. The Penguins' way-higher-ups felt they'd rather wait. That's it. That's everything that went into Rutherford's sudden, stunning resignation Wednesday ...

Jim Rutherford is 70 years old, and has been playing hockey, in various ways, for 65 of them. It is a journey that has taken him to just about every level in the game, and to almost every corner ...