Once again, it's quite common for former GM's who have washed out in that role to be hired by other teams in the exact same role Fletcher has with us. If he had only had just one GM job in the league and not two already, I would think there's a decent chance he's a candidate for the permanent GM job.
Like if he were never hired by Philly and was still here when Shero was fired, he may have been favored as the new GM over Fitz.
But it's totally different now. He's basically a JAG.
Chiarelli has this role in St. Louis, Bergevin has this role or something similar in Los Angeles. Doug Wilson has this role or something similar in Pittsburgh. Good ole' Ray Shero himself has this role or something like it in Minnesota.
I'd honestly like to know the last time one of these guys wound up actually becoming the perma GM for the team they were working for. And I'm talking someone that had been a GM in the league before that. I'm sure it's happened, but it doesn't really happen with much frequency.