TSN’s Insider Trading segment last night shed some light on where the Pittsburgh Penguins are at right now in the wake of the sudden departure of Jim Rutherford from the general manager position.
Pierre LeBrun talked about how the Penguins have moved quickly on Thursday in the 24 hours after Rutherford left the team. LeBrun said that team president and CEO David Morehouse and Mario Lemieux have taken “a ton” of calls about the open position and that there is significant interest around the hockey community regarding the job.
“As of Thursday afternoon,” LeBrun said, “20 different candidates have reached out and expressed interest, some on their own directly, other people doing it on their behalf.