Bill Guerin has been around the game for most of his life. He trained under a couple of general managers for whom he has obvious admiration and respect. He spent the better part of a decade learning his craft, getting ready for the opportunity he finally received last summer.
But nothing Guerin did or experienced during his time in the Penguins' front office fully prepared him for the range of his duties as general manager in Minnesota.
Nothing could have.
Mostly, he said, because there was no way to truly get ready for "getting pulled in so many different directions." Not when you've been used to someone else being in charge.
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