Say Goodbye to Fletcher

Nothing good ever lasts, so the Penguins coaching staff partially responsible for the team's huge turn-around since February is already under recruitment.

It's been reported (source: "a person with knowledge of the hire confirmed it to The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity") that the Minnesota Wild have hired Chuck Fletcher as their General Manager. Fletcher has been with the Penguins since 2006 as their assistant GM and most recently as an assistant coach to Dan Bylsma.

Official announcement is to be made by the Wild organization sometime this afternoon. According to the AP, Friday is a travel day between games for Pittsburgh which will allow Fletcher to attend the press conference in Minnesota.

Fletcher is replace Doug Risebrough, who held the position since the beginning of the franchise in 1999. He was dismissed in April.