MacFarland steps into Predators front office, pushes to build contender

Before Chris MacFarland moved forward with his new duties and his task of turning around a franchise, he took a moment to look back. The president of hockey operations/general manager of the Nashville Predators thanked his old boss, Joe Sakic, on Wednesday at his introductory news conference and his old team, the Colorado Avalanche, for giving him a chance.