One of the greatest coups Jim Rutherford has pulled off as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins was trading defenseman Rob Scuderi (and part of his bear of a contract) to the Chicago Blackhawks for Trevor Daley.
Today, the Blackhawks put Scuderi on waivers.
I’m sure I wasn’t the only one scratching my head when Scuderi was signed to a four year contract prior to the 2013-2014 season. The total value of his contract is a monstrous $13,500,000, according to generalfanager.com, with an annual cap hit of $3,375,000.