In 19 years, the New York Rangers have had two general managers, Glen Sather and Jeff Gorton. The Minnesota Wild are on their third general manager in 18 months. This is mostly due to the disastrous tenure of Paul Fenton who lasted less than one year on the job.
The Wild finished seventh in the Central Division last season with a record of 37-36-9 and 83 points. While 83 points was good for last place in the Central, it would have put them Wild in sixth place in the Atlantic and Metropolitan Divisions and fifth in the Pacific.