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The Penguins have added Trevor Daley as a Hockey Operations Advisor.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 26, 2020
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A surprise firing continued a busy offseason for Jim Rutherford. But he may soon be getting help from a former GM. (Just not the one most might guess.) Read about it here.#Pens | @TheAthleticPGH https://t.co/dBZdtLu2fz
— Rob Rossi (@Real_RobRossi) October 27, 2020
One team source said Rutherford is adamant about “not getting ahead” of himself until he has completed his internal review. Word around the league is that Rutherford — with the backing of, if not urging from, CEO/president David Morehouse and majority co-owners Ron Burkle and Mario Lemieux — will be “making changes to bring in new views and experience.”
Dale Tallon has emerged as a candidate to join the Penguins in some capacity, multiple team and league sources said. A former GM with Chicago and Florida (more recently), Tallon was the primary architect of the Blackhawks’ 2010 Cup club, though he had been demoted from GM to a senior advisor about a year before Chicago’s title run.
Tallon, 70, is only 16 months younger than Rutherford. In addition to being longtime friends and peers, Tallon and Rutherford share ties to the Penguins as former players. Another factor working in Tallon’s favor for a potential role with the Penguins is his good standing with Lemieux, a team and league source said.
NHL investigating ex-Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon for alleged racist comments:https://t.co/gJuWOHBlj0
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Hatred and discrimination have no place in Pittsburgh or anywhere else.
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