Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Forward Jarkko Ruutu

[HordiBrusk29]

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Jarkko Ruutu, it was announced Tuesday by General Manager Ray Shero.

Ruutu, 30, appeared in all 82 games during the 2005-06 season with the Vancouver Canucks, recording 17 points (10+7) and 142 penalty minutes. Ruutu established new career highs in games played, goals, points and penalty minutes. Additionally, Ruutu won a silver medal with Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

The 6-0 and 200-pound native of Helsinki, Finland has appeared in 267 career NHL games, all with Vancouver, recording 51 points (23+28) and 453 penalty minutes. Ruutu won a silver medal with Finland at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, playing in four games during the tournament.

[Thrillhouse]

With people hating Crosby so much, they're really gonna hate the Pens with Ruutu there.

[forsberg21]

Thrill is right, the pens are gonna be the most hated team in hockey, but good signing the them though.

[Steve Durbano]

Originally Posted by Thrillhouse

With people hating Crosby so much, they're really gonna hate the Pens with Ruutu there.

Exactly, what I was thinking.

[stevecanuck16]

Dammit. The team is improving but rapidly getting softer. We've lost Brookbank, Jovo, and now Ruutu. We need to sign a heavyweight quick.

[McDonald19]

glad to see him go East so we don't have to deal with him.

Ruutu is such a joke. Starting stuff with every Duck he could but when Fedoruk came over and grabbed him he pleaded to the refs that he did not want to be in a fight.

[The Fridge]

Originally Posted by stevecanuck16

Dammit. The team is improving but rapidly getting softer. We've lost Brookbank, Jovo, and now Ruutu. We need to sign a heavyweight quick.

what do you mean about loosing brookbank, where is he gone? i know about jovo and ruttu but not banker ?

[NJDevils17]

Originally Posted by McDonald19

glad to see him go East so we don't have to deal with him.

great, now i have to see him 24 times a year.

[McDonald19]

Originally Posted by The Fridge

what do you mean about loosing brookbank, where is he gone? i know about jovo and ruttu but not banker ?

Vancouver did not give Brookbank a qualifying offer...he is a UFA.

[moisty6969]

NOOOOOO, this sucks

but at least we don't have to play against him

[The Fridge]

Originally Posted by McDonald19

Vancouver did not give Brookbank a qualifying offer...he is a UFA.

oh but they could still sign him?
or hes gone gone
yeah the nucks still have sean brown for some toughness but your right they defently need a tough guy .. mabe bring back brashear.. he did play his best hockey in vancouver. dave Nonnis said that the canucks wear going to become more of a defensive minded team so mabe a enforcer who is defensive minded or an accual Defenceman enforcer like Cairns or Erskin.
but they need to make a moove quick.
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yeah your right at least we dont have to play agaisnt him .. haha
(Ruutu)

[stevecanuck16]

Originally Posted by The Fridge

oh but they could still sign him?
or hes gone gone
yeah the nucks still have sean brown for some toughness but your right they defently need a tough guy .. mabe bring back brashear.. he did play his best hockey in vancouver. dave Nonnis said that the canucks wear going to become more of a defensive minded team so mabe a enforcer who is defensive minded or an accual Defenceman enforcer like Cairns or Erskin.
but they need to make a moove quick.
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yeah your right at least we dont have to play agaisnt him .. haha
(Ruutu)

Well I don't really see Brookbank coming back to Vancouver. I honestly don't see him coming back to the NHL. As for Sean Brown, he is a UFA too, but he has a better chance than BB of being signed in Vancouver. I think that Erskine may be the best option for us, but I'd really settle for anyone. Considering the massive holes we have on forward, I sure wouldn't be opposed to one of them being held by an enforcer.

[FightingIsGood]

Ranger games just became much more interesting...

[FightingIsGood]

Originally Posted by The Fridge

dave Nonnis said that the canucks wear going to become more of a defensive minded team so mabe a enforcer who is defensive minded or an accual Defenceman enforcer like Cairns or Erskin.
but they need to make a moove quick.

Cairns is under contract with the Pens for next season.

[flyersrule]

lucky for him, he's should have cairns and roy to protect him.