With Jim Rutherford’s contract running through the end of next season, if the former Penguins’ GM wants to get back to work sooner, the Penguins appear to be willing to grant that wish.
According to NHL insider Pierre LeBrun, the Penguins have granted permission for Rutherford to interview for open positions.
The Penguins, since their season is over, have given teams around the league permission to talk to Jim Rutherford before his deals expires later this month. So the HHOF executive is officially on the free-agent market now. And I think very much open to hearing what's out there.