CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Jim Rutherford wasn't close to making a move at the NHL Draft, he doesn't sound like he's close to making a move anytime soon, and he'll freely state he wouldn't mind if he didn't make one at all this summer.
Classic GM-speak?
Eh, maybe. But I've spent enough time around the man, including a 20-minute conversation he had with select media outlets Monday afternoon inside his office at the Lemieux Sports Complex, to gauge when he really, really wants to be active. And this, be very sure, isn't one of them. He was cool, casual, relaxed as can be, cracking jokes at seemingly every chance.
For example, when kiddingly asked if he's creative enough to carve out cap space for supernova free agent John Tavares, he grinned and answered, "I'm creative. Not a magician."
So, Jim, any trade talks reach any meaningful level in Dallas?
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