I hate to keep harping on the same issue. I really do. It’s kind of like hammering a nail that’s already been driven below the surface of a two by four. But I’m gonna’ keep on pounding.
It’s become increasingly apparent that Penguins GM Jim Rutherford messed up when he dealt hard-rock defenseman Ian Cole to Ottawa at the trade deadline. How big a mistake was it? The numbers are revealing.
In Cole’s final 11 games in a Pens jersey, the black and gold allowed 29 goals—a respectable goals against average of 2.