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Old 12-09-2021, 02:55 PM   #36
Jay Random
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Originally Posted by dustygoon View Post
Hmmm. I'm missing your point. Not every cup team has two automatic hall of famers/legends on the roster when the GM arrives.
Not every GM wins two Stanley Cups in his first three years with a team, either. The fact remains that Rutherford took a Pittsburgh team that hadn't won a championship since 2009, in spite of having those two ‘automatic hall of famers/legends’ on the roster, and built up the supporting cast that allowed them to win two championships in three years.

He also won a Stanley Cup in Carolina, and he did not have any Hall of Famers when he took over there. The team was still in Hartford at that time.
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