My personal favorite remains Chris Petersen, RFT.
But I'm not sure that he's even interested.
Like you, I am forced to hope and pray that they get this right.
They've had nothing but misses since Vermiel (yeah, including Martz) at HC.
Hope that they've refined their selection process, 'cause the old one clearly hasn't been working well for the last 17 years.
BTW, they need a HR at GM, too. A Reggie McKenzie type HR. I think Snead's done a pretty good job as a talent evaluator, but he's never been given overall true GM strategic responsibilities. This situation calls for an experienced Wolf/Polian type, imo. NOT the time for half measures at GM.
Piece of cake, huh?