Nill is 67, and that’s one reason he has been working on shorter term deals. He understands that he will have to transition into retirement at some point, but now is not that time. He always talks about preparing for “today, tomorrow, and five years from now,” and he certainly does that very well. He has a great staff in place with assistant GMs Scott White and Mark Janko, and he recently promoted Rich Peverley from director of player personnel to assistant GM/player personnel. It is a subtle move (there’s that word again), but an important one for the organization.
