I dropped the ball at the half-point of the season. I got too busy and never had a chance to give my mid-season grades for the team. Now with only a handful of games, I decided to do a series of articles giving my final grades for the team. Since we are now past the trade deadline and there is little a GM can do now, I figured I would start here. Hopefully, no one will mind if I start this series now.
GM Jim Rutherford a C-
After 2 year run of always seeming to make the right moves, the Penguins’ GM struggled this season.