Looks like they are giving him a more ceremonial/advisory role if the report about the new GM reporting directly to the owner are true.
http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/n...204033069.html
Quote:
The Carolina Hurricanes are moving general manager Ron Francis to a new position and will conduct a search to replace him, a source with direct knowledge of the decision said Wednesday night.
Francis will remain with the team as president of hockey operations, but his replacement as general manager will report directly to new owner Tom Dundon.
Francis was promoted to general manager in 2014 when Jim Rutherford retired and was tasked with a major rebuilding of the franchise. The team failed to make the playoffs in each of his first three seasons as GM and appears unlikely to make the postseason this season.
The Hurricanes appeared primed to make a leap forward this season, but Francis' choice of Scott Darling as the Hurricanes' new No. 1 goaltender has been an abject disaster and two of his other offseason acquisitions – Marcus Krueger and Josh Jooris – were waived last month. Jooris was later traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a minor deal.
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edit: official now
https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/...ent=1520470822