If one thing could be said about Paul Fenton in his first half-year as General Manager of the Minnesota Wild, it would be that he was taking it slowly and not exactly doing anything too bold. That all changed with a trade bringing in a slumping center, Victor Rask and another swapping a minor-league star for one in Pontus Aberg that has plenty of major league potential.
Prior to these moves, the biggest signing made by Paul Fenton was to renew both Jason Zucker and Matt Dumba at reasonable cap hits.