As Michael Russo of The Athletic has reported, the Minnesota Wild appear to be in the final stages of their GM search. Bill Guerin has become the apparent frontrunner, and Scott Mellanby and Ron Hextall are the two other finalists. A decision on the fourth General Manager in Wild history could come later this week or over the weekend, so keep an eye out for news as the days go by.
Training camp and the start of the preseason are a little under a month away, but around this time of August it always feels so much longer.