Rutger McGroarty
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Sep 11, 2026
SnellHOST
You're hoping that there's a little bit of growth within the, it, you know, the, the young guys.
SnellHOST
I mean, uh, to be honest, Ville Kovinen, sure, like gonna keep an eye on him but, I mean, Rucker McGroarty, you think he's gotta have a good camp and a good pre-season, right? Like, Rucker McGroarty's a, he's a first round pick.
SnellHOST
That whole-
RobbieHOST
Yeah
SnellHOST
... trade with Braden Jagr, like that was big.
RobbieHOST
Yeah, McGroarty is, uh, another one.
RobbieHOST
That's what kinda like I was like, "Maybe I meant to sign McGroarty." 'Cause I felt better about McGroarty.
RobbieHOST
I felt better about McGroarty than I have Kovinen, uh, for the most part.
Nick BelskyHOST
Avery Hayes might be power play one, penalty kill one, try to get him up to speed because, well, he should take that jump.
Nick BelskyHOST
So I would imagine that's the plan for these guys, for guys like Koivunen, for guys like Rutger McGroarty going into this preseason.
Nick BelskyHOST
And I'm excited to see how they build off of that playoff run that the general manager stated on multiple occasions was going to be an important piece as to how how he addressed this offseason, how he attacked this offseason.
Nick BelskyHOST
How do you follow it up? Because you did the first part, which is make the impression.
Nick BelskyHOST
Try to get him up to speed because, well, he should take that jump.
Nick BelskyHOST
So I would imagine that's the plan for these guys, for guys like Koivunen, for guys like Rutger McGroarty going into this preseason.
Nick BelskyHOST
And I'm excited to see how they build off of that playoff run that the general manager stated on multiple occasions was going to be an important piece as to how how he addressed this offseason, how he attacked this offseason.
Nick BelskyHOST
How do you follow it up? Because you did the first part, which is make the impression.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
This isn't a matter of, hey, just be the better player.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
There are circumstances here that go beyond standard competition, not least of which, just to lay out a real example, is that you're going to tell Rutger McGroarty, all right, listen, if you beat out Andre Kuzmenko, you're on the team.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
That sounds great, but Kuzmenko's making $5 million.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
He's going to play.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
Just was this a couple of weeks ago.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
In listing, I mean, there's some hilarious rankings within the penguin system about who is better than who, and Rutger McGroarty is better than Ben Kindle and all this other stuff that was just absolute nonsense.
Taylor HaaseHOST
Degla was above Marischal.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
And Dag being above Morozov is one of the most ridiculous.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
This isn't a matter of, hey, just be the better player.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
There are circumstances here that go beyond standard competition, not least of which, just to lay out a real example, is that you're going to tell Rutger McGroarty, all right, listen, if you beat out Andre Kuzmenko, you're on the team.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
That sounds great, but Kuzmenko is making $5 million.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
He's going to play.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
They don't have anywhere near the information that you have in other sports, not even a millifraction of it.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
And that's how one of the ones that was most widely circulated became the subject of riotous laughter among the Penguins fan base just was this a couple of weeks ago in listing, I mean, there's some hilarious rankings within the Penguin system about who is better than who and Rutger McGroarty is better than Ben Kindle and all this other stuff that was just absolute nonsense.
Taylor HaasHOST
Degla was above Miroshev.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
And Deg being above Miroshev is one of the most ridiculous.
Nick HorwatHOST
He has the skill set to be able to play on the first line, and he has the ability to play on the fourth line with guys like Blake Lizotte and Connor Dewar.
Nick HorwatHOST
He fits the mold more so than a guy like Billy Covenant, more so than a guy like Rutger McGroarty or Tristan Brose or Hendrix LaPierre.
Nick HorwatHOST
There are other players down there that might get an opportunity to make their debut this season that would fit that fourth line role, but it's probably too early for them.
Nick HorwatHOST
Guys like Tanner Howe, Bill Zonin.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
Someone who's a young forward that you feel doesn't have an opportunity here.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
Maybe that's a Rutger McGroarty.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
And no, that's not anything that I've heard.
Dejan KovacevicHOST
I'm just trying to go along with whatever you're... processes here, Mike.
Patrick DampHOST
They are going to let the kids play, and that even goes for some of the better prospects.
Patrick DampHOST
We saw that they were more than willing to send some guys down, whether it was Ville Koivunen, whether it was Rutger McGroarty, you name it.
Patrick DampHOST
Those guys weren't playing well, their spots were given up and they had to go back down.
Patrick DampHOST
So I'm curious to see how Blomqvist handles being the guy for the baby Penguins because this is gonna be the first time in about two years that he's gonna be the guy again.
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