Since the moment Chuck Fletcher was relieved of his duties as the General Manager of the Minnesota Wild, Nashville’s long-time Assistant GM, Paul Fenton, has been rumored as the frontrunner to take over the role. Minnesota has been in a bit of a holding pattern, though, as it has had to wait for Fenton’s squad to bow out of the playoffs.
After a dud of a Game 7 effort last night, the Predators did just that, meaning that Fenton—assuming the job is actually his, and assuming he wants it—would now theoretically be free to accept the position.