TSN: Frank Seravalli said that Jim Rutherford is still on good terms with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization after resigning yesterday.
Bob McKenzie reported that the soon to be 72-year old is not retiring from hockey.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“In this case, this does not represent Jim Rutherford announcing his retirement. His decision is to step away from the Penguins and he will spend the remainder of this year, the final year of his contract with the Penguins evaluating his options in terms of whether he’d like to stay in the game moving forward.