Posts About "Paul Fenton"
Wild's Prospect Problem & Guerin's Plan to Fix It
March 27th, 2020 The Minnesota Wild have a prospect problem. It’s on the verge of being fixed, but it’s up to current general manager, Bill Guerin, to continue fixing it. Bill Guerin (AP Photo/John Locher, File) In order to keep the franchise moving forward towards becoming a contender in the Western Conference, Guerin will have to be smart,...
Wild GM Guerin Lacks Trade Chips to Get a Center
September 29th, 2019 One quick look around the Minnesota wilderness will reveal what is a commonly accepted fact in nature and around the NHL: Top-six centers don’t grow on trees. Wild general manager Bill Guerin must now find what does to send back in return, as he reportedly seeks to add depth down the middle. Keep in mind mere foliage likely isn’t to...
Wild Must Hire Hextall as GM Over Chiarelli
August 3rd, 2019 If early reports are anything to go by, the Minnesota Wild are looking at either Ron Hextall or Peter Chiarelli as their next general manager. If common sense is anything to go by, Hextall is the logical choice. Fenton Gets Fired Following the firing of Paul Fenton, the Wild have already interviewed both Hextall and Chiarelli....
Analyzing Fenton's Brief Tenure as the Wild's GM
July 31st, 2019 On Tuesday, owner Craig Leipold announced the Minnesota Wild had fired Paul Fenton as the team’s general manager after one full season at the helm (from 'Wild owner Craig Leipold ‘missed’ on fired GM Paul Fenton,' Twin Cities Pioneer Press, 07/30/2019). Leipold was not happy that the team missed the playoffs last season for the...
Wild Oust GM Fenton After One Season
July 30th, 2019 The Minnesota Wild made some rather surprising news today as they have moved on from general manager Paul Fenton after just one season. Michael Russo of The Athletic was the first to break the news. The move comes just 14 months after owner Craig Leipold named Fenton the third general manager in team history. A Combination of Bad...
Wild Have to Reconsider Trading Zucker
March 9th, 2019 In the aftermath of the NHL trade deadline, plenty is coming out with regard to a hypothetical deal involving Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker that fell through. What’s become most apparent though is the Wild should be grateful it did. The Zucker Trade to Flames that Wasn't Of course, the thought process here is that if the Wild...
Wild GM Ramps up Roster Rebuild as Playoff Chase Begins
February 27th, 2019 ST. PAUL, Minn. — The patience Minnesota Wild general manager Paul Fenton exercised last summer during his first off-season in charge has yielded to a more aggressive approach. Fenton's conclusion about the roster he inherited has become clear: The Wil...
5 Options To Replace Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli
March 21st, 2018 The pitchforks and torches are out. It's easy to question the abilities of Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli. Fans are upset with his asset management and misappropriation of funds under the salary cap. Then there are the trades that have blown up in the Oilers' face. Say the names Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, or Griffin...
Should the Oilers Fire Chiarelli & McLellan?
March 5th, 2018 With the 2017-18 season coming to a close shortly, the Edmonton Oilers are faced with some tough decisions on where to go from here. The team flat-out stumbled and regressed after a fantastic showing in 2016-17. A lot has gone wrong, and now it’s time to figure out how to get this team back into the playoffs. There’s a lot of talk...
Sabres Hitting the Reset Button Again
April 22nd, 2017 As time ticked down towards an announcement, most fans had already packed Dan Bylsma's bags but the collateral damage in the aftermath was quite unsettling. https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/855062550215577600 This tweet sent shockwaves around the National Hockey League and felt like a Muhammed Ali right hook to the temple...
Is Jimmy Vesey Being Improperly Shamed?
March 30th, 2016 It’s a tough decision collegiate players face when deciding their NHL future. It’s made even worse when their rights are owned by an NHL club that they chose not to play for. Yet, we’ve seen a lot of it lately. Guys like Justin Schultz, Mike Reilly and now Jimmy Vesey have all passed on playing with the teams that drafted them -...
Nashville Predators, Jimmy Vesey Have Vibrant Future
March 7th, 2015 There is not a more exciting prospect for the Nashville Predators than Jimmy Vesey. It was announced on Friday, four days after clinching the ECAC scoring title, that the Harvard junior was named the Ivy League Player of the Year. Harvard is one of six Ivy League schools that make up the ECAC. Vesey has 44 points (22 goals, 22...
The Crystal Ball: Who Will Be the Next Capitals GM?
May 13th, 2014 With McPhee Out of the Picture, What Does the Crystal Ball Say About Washington's Future GM? The Washington Capitals are an organization that is currently in a transition period. General Manager George McPhee, who was behind the GM helm for 17 years, was fired as general manager on April 26. So what is next? What direction...
