Because he hasn't f***ed the pooch on anything yet.
That's an extremely low bar to set.
Seems like a few around here want Guerin to make move for the sake of making moves. Who exactly was Guerin supposed to get to fill the 1C/2C spot and a goalie? Too many short term fixes for long-term problems.
I don't get the luxury of having conversations with other GMs, so I don't know who's available, and I'm not ready to hold him accountable for not making a move if there really was nothing there. But players are always being discussed and moving around, there's certainly something out there us fans don't know about, and he should be able to make something happen.
When Kahkonen plays lights out you'll all be praising Guerin for not going and getting a goalie this year.
I actually thought about adding an addendum about this specifically. I'm not going to bash Guerin for not trading for a goalie yet, and since he hasn't gotten to a UFA period yet to sign one, I'm not going to hold it against him. He should have been more proactive about getting Kahkonen more games this season, he didn't. But you're right, if Kahkonen can be that guy for us, I'd rather do that than pay for another goalie.
When Guerin manages to get a center for Kaprizov this off-season you'll all be praising him then.
Again, yes, you're correct. But he hasn't yet, so I'm not going to assume he will or assume he'll get a good one without overpaying.
Guerin has brought consistency and stability to a front office that was anything but for 14 months.
Yeah, I gave him credit for for this, but again, it doesn't mean anything in the end if he doesn't improve the roster. That's his primary job, not to be universally liked.
This is just factually incorrect.
Fenton was here for one season, acquired Fiala. His drafts were overall very good. Donato is a good future piece if our coach can figure out how to use him properly. Fenton and his team left us with Fiala, Donato, and one of the top 10 prospect pools in the league, in just over a years time. Guerin hasn't done anything close to that yet.
Again, I'm not saying Guerin is a bad GM, I'm saying he hasn't done enough for all the praise he's getting. Can he get there? Absolutely. Is he there yet? No.