Canes owner reacts to his GM’s controversial meeting with the Wild!

The Minnesota Wild’s search for a new general manager got somewhat controversial on Tuesday when the team held an interview with a current NHL general manager, Don Waddell the GM of the Carolina Hurricanes. 

Last week as Paul Fenton was fired from his position in Minnesota, Michael Russo of The Athletic revealed that Waddell did not have a current contract with the Carolina Hurricanes, therefore acting as GM essentially for free the past month.

On Wednesday, the Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon reacted to his GM meeting with the rival team. He might have decided to play hard to get to get Waddell to stay, but his reaction was quite blunt, considering that the Wild might be serious about hiring him. 

“Even if he had a contract I would let him interview, so what’s the difference?” Dundon said to the News Observer. “It’s not going to stop somebody from doing whatever’s better for them. If they’re going to pay somebody more money, I’m not going to stop them. I told him he’s got to do what’s best for him.”

For what it’s worth, Waddell still managed to pull a trade for the Canes while meeting with the Wild’s crew yesterday. 

The Hurricanes might not be all that worried about losing him, or Dundon is the king of bluffs! 

It is worth to be noted that Wild is also believed to have held interviews with Pittsburgh Penguins assistant GM Bill Guerin, former Philadelphia Flyers GM Ron Hextall and Peter Chiarelli.