Minnesota Wild: Don’t Be Affraid to Say It…Fletcher Built Recent Successes

During this past offseason, no one was more vilified in the State of Hockey than Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher who many wanted sacked for perceived huge mistakes. Now with the Wild on top of the Western Conference, is it fair to say that Fletcher might have been making strong moves all along?

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This offseason was full of strong criticism for the Minnesota Wild. There was a heaping helping of blame to go around with underperforming players taking a lot of heat for what was largely considered a lost season despite the Wild making their 4th straight playoff appearance. But perhaps the person in the Wild organization that took more heat than any other player was General Manager Chuck…