The first Speed movie doesn’t get talked about enough. It’s highly rewatchable, and it is peak Sandra Bullock. One of it’s best scenes is also a look into Jim Rutherford’s trade deadline decisions:
So pop quiz asshole, what are you going to do at the trade deadline?
So let’s ignore the face that Jim Rutherford’s first decision in hiring Mike Johnston was a gigantic disaster that almost caused the Penguins to miss the playoffs last year, and this year. At a high level let’s also ignore Hornqvist for Neal, Despres for Lovejoy, Cole for Bortuzzo and then signing Ian Cole to a 2.