Speculation: Front Office

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Most triumphant.

 

[SomeDude]

Ta-ta Tallon talk?

 

[66-30-33]

Conor Sheary has also been hired so instead of Sid and the kids it will be Allvin and the Chipmunks

Now if we had kept Simon and traded for Theodore of Vegas...

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

What's the general feeling about Allvin? I suppose this makes him the potential successor to JR, which is important because I think this team is teetering on the brink of missing the playoffs and if/when we do, JR is either going to be fired or retire. Basically, I don't see a way he's the GM for this team by the time the next off-season starts unless all these question marks up and down the lineup turn out to overperform pretty dramatically.

 

[Freeptop]

What's the general feeling about Allvin? I suppose this makes him the potential successor to JR, which is important because I think this team is teetering on the brink of missing the playoffs and if/when we do, JR is either going to be fired or retire. Basically, I don't see a way he's the GM for this team by the time the next off-season starts unless all these question marks up and down the lineup turn out to overperform pretty dramatically.

It's a bit difficult to judge him as a potential GM right now, since he hasn't been in that sort of role so far?
That said, I think he's done well as the head of Amateur scouting, so he at least seems to have a pretty good head for talent evaluation, which is a rather important part of the job. It sounds like they're going to have Sam Ventura help out more with the Cap, so even if he doesn't have much experience with that now, he's got some solid help to lean on.

So I guess I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic about this move.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

How are we supposed to be feeling about this?

Allvin was the Euro scout (painful the euro's we've picked) and then head scout and now Assistant GM.

I have zero faith in any of these f***ing wankers that have been around forever like Allvin with the Penguins, right now.

Allvin - "I hope to continue scouting european players that our dipshit coach will utilize incredibly poorly."

 

[Gurglesons]

How are we supposed to be feeling about this?

Allvin was the Euro scout (painful the euro's we've picked) and then head scout and now Assistant GM.

I have zero faith in any of these f***ing wankers that have been around forever like Allvin with the Penguins, right now.

Allvin - "I hope to continue scouting european players that our dipshit coach will utilize incredibly poorly."

What’s wrong with the Euros we’ve picked?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

What’s wrong with the Euros we’ve picked?

Not a damn thing. They've done great for other teams, not much for us.

I think he's done a fairly solid job as a scout, but the way Rutherford has managed them and Sullivan has utilized them, I don't know how long Allvin would last in his role before he rubs one of those f***ing muppets the wrong way and is let go with some bs non-answer reason.

 

[Beauner]

Not a damn thing. They've done great for other teams, not much for us.

I think he's done a fairly solid job as a scout, but the way Rutherford has managed them and Sullivan has utilized them, I don't know how long Allvin would last in his role before he rubs one of those f***ing muppets the wrong way and is let go with some bs non-answer reason.

He wouldn't be hired if they had those intentions lol. If anything this signals they value his input mightily.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

He wouldn't be hired if they had those intentions lol. If anything this signals they value his input mightily.

Remember when they made it sound like Karmanos was the same.

 

[Beauner]

Remember when they made it sound like Karmanos was the same.

meh, that was before they flamed out hard in back to back years. If they think clearing out the assistant coaches and some front office guys will help, so be it.

 

[Pens x]

It’s hard to get excited about promoting anyone that has worked for this term over the last years. The team has been driven into
the ground for 3 and a half years.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

A scout to take the lead when this team starts the rebuild. Not bad at all.

In Chipmunks we trust!?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

A scout to take the lead when this team starts the rebuild. Not bad at all.

In Chipmunks we trust!?

I actually like Allvin, but my faith in how this entire organization operates lately has taken such a huge hit. 35+ years and even the Gen X years had me feel at least somewhat hopeful because at that point, we'd been rock bottom and any change could be a good change (so we thought). I will always feel a massive lack of faith as long as JR and Sully are here, unless they magically get the f*** over themselves and see the error of their ways, that's my stance.

 

[steelcityassault]

Don't know if I'm liking this. Can't draft almost exclusively players from one country because you're trying to be the Red Wings.

 

[Jacob]

I don’t think there’s any chance of Allvin being promoted to GM anytime soon. Not when he doesn’t even apparently have the entirety of the normal AGM duties like running the AHL team.

JR won’t be replaced from within.

 

[Night Shift]

It’s hard to get excited about

Yeah we know...

 

[Tom Hanks]

Yeah we know...

Might be lacking in magnesium

 

[Night Shift]

Might be lacking in magnesium

Probably needs to lower salt intake

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I don’t think there’s any chance of Allvin being promoted to GM anytime soon. Not when he doesn’t even apparently have the entirety of the normal AGM duties like running the AHL team.

JR won’t be replaced from within.

It's like a "thanks for being in this shit show for this long, here's a promotion, by the way, you'll kind of be doing the same shit, just a tiny bit more of a pay raise, sit and look pretty."

 

[EightyOne]

A scout to take the lead when this team starts the rebuild. Not bad at all.

In Chipmunks we trust!?

You need the RIGHT chipmunks.

Like....I would take a team of 12 St Louis and Bures.

 

[orby]

The Pens may have lost Simon, but at least they kept Allvin.

Now they just need to acquire Shea Theodore.

 

[Peat]

I've liked the picks/strategy that can be attributed to Allvin, and I like how much they like him, but I'm not sure he's the voice needed to bring more to the front office. And I wouldn't place too many bets on him being Rutherford's successor just yet either.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I've liked the picks/strategy that can be attributed to Allvin, and I like how much they like him, but I'm not sure he's the voice needed to bring more to the front office. And I wouldn't place too many bets on him being Rutherford's successor just yet either.

You can tell he's not the successor and likely did it so he wouldn't leave. The bloke has like no new responsibilities.

It's like being the full time regular and you get promoted to assistant thinking you'll be done with your old tasks but you aren't and the raise is only a buck but now you'll be accountable for shit that is out of your hands.

 

[Jacob]

The Pens may have lost Simon, but at least they kept Allvin.

Now they just need to acquire Shea Theodore.