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Penguins Sign White to PTO

Related Topics: Colin White, Ron Hextall, Kyle Dubas

Back when Jim Rutherford was calling the shots for our Penguins, the one thing he did on a consistent basis was stir the pot. He always seemed to be looking ahead, and was never the least bit shy about pulling the trigger on a trade if he thought it would improve his team.

This stood in stark contrast to Ron Hextall, who embraced a more measured and methodical approach, making moves only when he deemed them absolutely necessary and often it seemed from a defensive posture rather than proactively. (Example: the ill-fated Mikael Granlund trade.