So out with the old. In with the new. After an interviewing process that Scott said "reinforced my own thinking that I was seeing this right,’’ Chuck Fletcher was hired as the new GM. Fletcher had built the Minnesota Wild into a contender not only through drafts but high-stakes free-agent signings and risky trades. Some worked out, some were disasters, but there was little reluctance to jettison a prospect or two if he thought it could push the team forward on the ice.