Pekka Rinne back with the Preds

[maplepred]

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[maplepred]

I love that Trotzy has brought brunette and pekka back into the organization.

I would love to see someone like Ronning or Sullivan back in some way as well.

Let’s get the original band back together!

 

[Cashville]

Love it!!!! Making the transition from player to coach is never easy, but I'm fully supportive here. Rinne himself was found as a result of good European scouting throughout the draft (including the 9th round where he was drafted iirc).

 

[predhead1]

I love that Trotzy has brought brunette and pekka back into the organization.

I would love to see someone like Ronning or Sullivan back in some way as well.

Let’s get the original band back together!

Any excuse to bust out my Ronning jersey!

 

[Mikka The Grey]

I think Sully is pretty much SOL after the Arizona incident.

 

[maplepred]

Read the bottom paragraph of this article where it says Pekka is to learn and observe, maybe bigger things to come. I wonder if he could end up being our head coach or even our GM someday? Anything is possible if he does well on this side of the game. Let’s face it, I love having Trotzy as GM but he is 60 and won’t be here much longer than 10 years. Peks would be 50 then and that would be another pretty epic passing of the torch.

Nashville Predators Hire Pekka Rinne

The Nashville Predators aren't really the Predators without Pekka Rinne in the mix. The team's legendary goaltender is back in …

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[Armourboy]

I'd say the idea is to get Peks some experience in management so he can help the team. Whether that ever turns into something like a GM position I highly doubt but who knows.

 

[101st_fan]

Any excuse to bust out my Ronning jersey!

Ronning was signing autographs on the plaza yesterday.

 

[PredsV82]

I'd say the idea is to get Peks some experience in management so he can help the team. Whether that ever turns into something like a GM position I highly doubt but who knows.

I think Peks ceiling would be a goalie coach at the NHL level.

 

[Adz]

I think Peks ceiling would be a goalie coach at the NHL level.

I don't know how much business savvy he has yet but being a scout is going to get him a lot of contacts, particularly in Europe. Over just our 25 years in the league we've seen a lot more European players coming to the NHL to play...and if they ever expand to Europe those connections are going to be gold.

 

[adsfan]

I don't know how much business savvy he has yet but being a scout is going to get him a lot of contacts, particularly in Europe. Over just our 25 years in the league we've seen a lot more European players coming to the NHL to play...and if they ever expand to Europe those connections are going to be gold.

True, but I don't expect a European Division in my lifetime. Football, with their 17 games, would be easier to manage that expansion and travel. It is 9 hours of flight time from Chicago to Frankfort. That is the longest flight that I have ever been on.

If a NHL team went over to play the Euro Division, I would expect a Grand Tour of all 6 or 8 teams in two weeks before coming back.

You are absolutely right about making more connections to Europe. You may find a few diamonds that get overlooked by other teams.

 

[Adz]

True, but I don't expect a European Division in my lifetime. Football, with their 17 games, would be easier to manage that expansion and travel. It is 9 hours of flight time from Chicago to Frankfort. That is the longest flight that I have ever been on.

If a NHL team went over to play the Euro Division, I would expect a Grand Tour of all 6 or 8 teams in two weeks before coming back.

You are absolutely right about making more connections to Europe. You may find a few diamonds that get overlooked by other teams.

I think Euro division would incorporate a lot of the current Euro league teams. Those would play each other and maybe do like NFL where teams come over to play them in Europe. But I'm not envisioning them playing every team in the US or vice versa any time soon. I just see adding them as the next step.