For the first time in this decade, the Wild are in search of a new general manager.



After informing Chuck Fletcher on Monday that he won’t return to the team, owner Craig Leipold now embarks on searching for the franchise’s third-ever GM.



Leipold didn’t reveal too much about what he’ll look for in his next general manager, but he emphasized that he’s not looking for a lengthy rebuild.



“What I want is a new set of eyes and take a look at where our strengths and our weaknesses are,” Leipold said. “Somebody that will come in that doesn’t feel an ownership to certain players, and I want someone to take a look at what we can do to tweak our team. This is not a rebuild. And I’ll be very direct about that when I’m interviewing a general manager.”



And if the prospective general manager does want to do a rebuild of this roster?



“I wouldn’t hire that person,”...