Typically, August is a pretty dead month in the NHL.



GM’s usually go on vacation and very little happens.



But on July 30, the Wild’s offseason officially came to an end with the termination of Paul Fenton. The Wild are now in the midst of a busy search for their next general manager and very well could be days away from a decision.



That has triggered a lot of questions from Wild fans, so I’m here to deliver.



Here we go with the latest #AskRusso mailbag.



Do you think the GM search will come down to Billy Guerin and Tom Fitzgerald? It’s been reported that Ron Hextall’s personality may be too similar to Paul Fenton’s, so you’d think the Wild wouldn’t go that direction.



— Reid A.



The Fitzgerald situation is a complicated one. It’s hard to explain how the runner-up last season to Fenton may not be the automatic hire 15 months later. The way it has been explained to me...