Dazzle Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 17 minutes ago, Patel Bure said: I want someone that is currently in the NHL, has a strong familiarity with the current NHL landscape, and is working alongside a current highly successful NHL GM here in North America. That's why I want MacFarland.........or maybe even Carolina's AssGM So Pittsburgh's Assistant GM is no good then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 3 hours ago, ForzaTikare said: There is rumors in Sweden that PAtrik Allvin (AGM of the Pens) is a GM Candidate for the Canucks, especially as Rutherford worked with him earlier and has alot of good things to say about him.. What do we think about this? A new first time GM or go for a veteran? From Swedish newspaper The big cleaning continues in the Vancouver Canucks and now everyone is waiting for who the new hockey boss Jim Rutherford will appoint as his general manager. A new name appeared in the TV magazine Hockey Night in Canada last night, Swedish time. "Patrik Allvin can be a dark horse, as he worked with Rutherford in the Pittsburgh Penguins," speculated hockey insider Elliotte Friedman. SportExpressen has been in contact with Allvin, who responds as follows: - It is very flattering to hear. Unfortunately, I have no other comment. Gunnar Nordström Allvin is the assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins under Ron Hextall and hockey president Brian Burke. The 47-year-old Allvin is considered a future general manager in the NHL and a sign of what confidence he has in Penguin's owners (Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle) is that the Swede had to jump in as acting GMi club when Rutherford suddenly announced in January this year that he chose to quit his job. Pittsburgh later added Hextall, but Patrik Allvin remains in the Penguins' management team. He started his career in the club as a scout in Sweden in 2006 and has been living with his family in the USA for several years. Can be the first Swede Should he get the job as Vancouver's Canucks new general manager, he will be the first Swede in such a high position of power in an NHL club. In Pittsburgh, he has been responsible for a number of different parts of the business, such as player development and a review of the Wilkes Barrie / Scranton Penguins farm team in the AHL. That a Swede would become Jim Benning's replacement in Vancouver would be appropriate, as the Canucks have been a club full of Swedish players over the years since the 80's. The list can be made long: Lars Lindgren, Lars Zetterström, Thomas Gradin, Lars Molin, Robert Nordmark, Roland Player Name, Per-Olov Brasar, Patrik Sundström, Anders Eldebrink, Mattias Öhlund, Markus Näslund, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Alexander Edler, Jacob Markström and the current trio Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Elias Pettersson and Nils Höglander. When Jim Benning was fired last Sunday, his assistant hockey manager John Weisbrod was also pushed. out. Since Jim Rutherford joined in the middle of this week as President of Hockey Operations, Chris Gear and Jonathan Wall have been fired from their positions in the club management. Strong team effort Pittsburgh defeated the Anaheim Ducks 1-0 tonight after a goal by Brock McGinn. The match's liar was Penguins goalkeeper Casey DeSmith, who kept a clean sheet after saving 33 shots. This was Pittsburgh's fourth straight victory and the team now parks in the first wildcard spot in the NHL's Eastern Conference. Patrik Allvins says this about the team's fine form right now: - I think we play well as a team. Sid (Sidney Crosby) has had a few matches and got started after a long absence. Our goalkeeping game has also been good. Thank you for sharing this news with us. Nice to have insiders who are more of an insider than the media in this city. Lol... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Ghostsof1915 said: ALLVIN!!!!!!!!!! THE BLASTERS - LIVE 1981 - "I'm Shakin" - Bing video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 1 hour ago, stawns said: RJ is considered to be a big part of the new class of GM's coming into the league. Who cares if he was a Benning hire? It doesn't mean he's not a good candidate. Allvin has a bit more experience than RJ. Why not make RJ a permanent upgrade to AGM, Allvin GM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 18 minutes ago, JM_ said: Allvin has a bit more experience than RJ. Why not make RJ a permanent upgrade to AGM, Allvin GM? If you're going with inexperience, RJ should certainly be in the mix. He knows the org and the prospects........overlooking him because he was "part of the Benning regime" is just stupid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, stawns said: If you're going with inexperience, RJ should certainly be in the mix. He knows the org and the prospects........overlooking him because he was "part of the Benning regime" is just stupid. I think if they saw him that way he would have been turfed with Gear. But yea thats not a good reason to move on from him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, stawns said: If you're going with inexperience, RJ should certainly be in the mix. He knows the org and the prospects........overlooking him because he was "part of the Benning regime" is just stupid. Can we overlook him because he doesn't have as much experience instead? I'm all for continuing to groom him, particularly as JR's contract expires in 3 years... Guys maybe bump up more then. But until then, he needs to keep gaining experience IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Thanks @ForzaTikare... Quite interesting, even though just speculation... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 We already have a strong Swedish contingent in the organization that could help scout and attract talent. If we went with a European I would rather a Russian or Fin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 23 minutes ago, Provost said: We already have a strong Swedish contingent in the organization that could help scout and attract talent. If we went with a European I would rather a Russian or Fin. Larionov would be a solid choice. Smart hockey guy that played on legendary teams. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, DeNiro said: Larionov would be a solid choice. Smart hockey guy that played on legendary teams. If he only played in Vancouver until 94' . Edited December 12, 2021 by Ghostsof1915 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpappy Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 any chance aquilini gets the nod for gm? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 6 hours ago, Canuckster86 said: Did the Pens ever attract any notable Swedes or other nationalities from Europe because of Allvin? Who is Patrik Allvin? Get to know the Penguins’ interim GM | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Since Allvin was named head European scout in 2012, the Penguins have picked more Europeans than they had throughout most of Ray Shero’s tenure — another possible sign that Allvin’s influence in the organization was growing. Over those nine drafts, the Penguins selected 14 prospects who played overseas. That list includes Kasperi Kapanen, Oskar Sundqvist, Dominik Simon and their top two draft picks from a year ago, goalies Joel Blomqvist and Calle Clang. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 A Swede as our new GM? Yes and Yes!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxVerstappen33 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 6 hours ago, stawns said: If they're going to bring in an inexperienced GM, it might as well be Ryan Johnson Nah, I'll take some Swedish magic in the office. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastDave Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Elias Pettersson said: Who is Patrik Allvin? Get to know the Penguins’ interim GM | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Since Allvin was named head European scout in 2012, the Penguins have picked more Europeans than they had throughout most of Ray Shero’s tenure — another possible sign that Allvin’s influence in the organization was growing. Over those nine drafts, the Penguins selected 14 prospects who played overseas. That list includes Kasperi Kapanen, Oskar Sundqvist, Dominik Simon and their top two draft picks from a year ago, goalies Joel Blomqvist and Calle Clang. I'm not impressed. Why did he draft Kapanen and passed on McCann and Pastranak who were drafted below Pittsburgh's pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnAntoski Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 He seems, very qualified and might a good compliment to Rutherford, BB and the rest of management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coryberg Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, granpappy said: any chance aquilini gets the nod for gm? He should have done this 10 years ago... would have saved him millions! Edited December 13, 2021 by coryberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coryberg Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 5 hours ago, WestCoastDave said: I'm not impressed. Why did he draft Kapanen and passed on McCann and Pastranak who were drafted below Pittsburgh's pick? Last season... McCann 32 points Kapanen 30 points This season McCann 16 points Kapanen 15 points Career PPG McCann .46ppg Kapanen .50ppg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang Durst Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 12 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said: Who is Patrik Allvin? Get to know the Penguins’ interim GM | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Since Allvin was named head European scout in 2012, the Penguins have picked more Europeans than they had throughout most of Ray Shero’s tenure — another possible sign that Allvin’s influence in the organization was growing. Over those nine drafts, the Penguins selected 14 prospects who played overseas. That list includes Kasperi Kapanen, Oskar Sundqvist, Dominik Simon and their top two draft picks from a year ago, goalies Joel Blomqvist and Calle Clang. Penguins drafting have been quite impressive under Jim Rutherford and the head European scout Patrik Alvin. Just take a look at this table. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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