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Winnipeg Jets “One-Hit Wonders”

Declan Schroeder | October 1, 2021

The Winnipeg Jets — both 1.0 and current incarnations — have had a number of players who had one excellent season but never came close to replicating it or stuck…

Former Wild GM’s Moves Are Making Positive Impacts This Season

Daniel Centeno | March 30, 2021

It was a promising start for Paul Fenton once he replaced long-time Minnesota Wild general manager (GM) Chuck Fletcher. After years as the reliable assistant GM for David Poile and…

Wild’s Prospect Problem & Guerin’s Plan to Fix It

Jack Dawkins | March 27, 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. In order to…

Wild GM Guerin Lacks Trade Chips to Get a Center

Ryan Szporer | September 29, 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…

Wild Must Hire Hextall as GM Over Chiarelli

Ryan Szporer | August 3, 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…

Analyzing Fenton’s Brief Tenure as the Wild’s GM

Jacob Neuman | July 31, 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…

Wild Oust GM Fenton After One Season

Greg Boysen | July 30, 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…

Wild Have to Reconsider Trading Zucker

Ryan Szporer | March 9, 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…

Wild GM Ramps up Roster Rebuild as Playoff Chase Begins

The Canadian Press | February 27, 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

Shane Sander | March 21, 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…

Should the Oilers Fire Chiarelli & McLellan?

Shane Sander | March 5, 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…

Sabres Hitting the Reset Button Again

Ryan Wolfe | April 22, 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. General Manager Tim Murray and…

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