Shero spent three decades working in NHL front offices, including serving as GM of the Penguins and Devils and senior adviser for the Wild.

Ray Shero, who spent decades in NHL front offices and for his last few years served as a senior advisor to the Wild, has died at the age of 62, according to the team.

Shero helped implement that, and was the right GM to help bring a young core together and perfectly complement it. Which brings me to what I still believe was not only the most significant move of his tenure, but also one of the most significant moves in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise.