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In Tulsky's case he may not have made up his mind on where he would like to go. Also he may feel loyalty to and comfort with the Canes and want to see the interview process through, but would take the GM job here if he isn't hired there. All pure speculation from me.
That's possible but wouldn't it be odd for Carolina to officially name Tulsky interim GM, fully knowing that he might be gone in a few days or weeks, instead of giving temporary title to someone who for sure is not going to leave (on their own terms at least)?
If I was to make guesses on how the GM search is going to proceed from here, this is what I'm thinking right now, based on what we know so far:
1) Next week Waddell will be named POHO and interim GM. JD and Waddell state that the GM search is still ongoing, and that they want to be thorough with the process and find an ideal person for the job blah blah.
2) Behind the scenes JD and Waddell have talked about looking at potential internal candidates from both CBJ and Carolina, or they just have a silent agreement about it.
3) Waddell gets to meet Jackets front office people in private and group meetings. At pre-draft meetings everyone will be talking about draft prospect on surface level but Waddell himself will be mainly focused on observing and evaluating the people who talk about prospects.
4) Waddell tells JD what he thinks about them and how they compare to people he knows from Carolina.
5) If they think they've found someone from either org who seems fit for the job and happens to be available, that person will be the next GM. If they can't find anyone qualified, they'll begin to look elsewhere.
Not trying to guess how things would ultimately unfold at step 5, but it's obvious that even getting to that point would take time regardless. I think we will have an interim GM for at least a little while.
