Wholesale change is sometimes necessary. That’s not to say that the previous General Manager, Chuck Fletcher had done a bad job. He’d seen the Minnesota Wild into the play-offs multiple times. Just that Paul Fenton and Tom Kurvers could bring a different approach; one that might see the team advance beyond the first round.
The previous organisations’ of the pairing sit first in both the Central and Atlantic Divisions, as well as first and second in the league overall.
You could argue that it’s early season luck or many things when it comes to the Minnesota Wild, but at last check, they were very much on Conference-winning pace, it they could maintain it.