Toggle sidebar

Rumor: 2024-2025 Trade Rumors and Free Agency Talk | The Slow Crawl to the Season

dahrougem2

dahrougem2

Registered User
Dec 9, 2011
39,958
45,343
Edmonton, Alberta
henchman21 said:
Dubas took the job in Pittsburgh with the understand that he'd have to try to keep the team competitive, while having the freedom to build how he wants in the future. There are ton of moves that is simply trying to bring guys into help Crosby today and following that 'competitive' piece that was always a losing cause... and that's what he's being judged on now. Ultimately what will determine his success is his accumulation of picks and prospects. He's gathered 2nd-5th round picks, grabbed some prospects, will be keeping his firsts, etc. Guys like Koivunen, Brunicke, Swanson, Lucius, 25-28 2nds, 24-27 1sts will determine how Dubas is doing.
Click to expand...
The craziest part to me is that unofficially Dubas has like a 10 year contract based on how long it will take for Sid to retire and then for him to rebuild lmao.
 
  • Like
  • Haha
Reactions: Colorado Avalanche and CobraAcesS
Hasbro

Hasbro

Family Friend
Sponsor
Apr 1, 2004
53,414
17,734
South Rectangle
Balthazar said:
https://x.com/i/web/status/1856461066169135531

komXVT4.gif
Click to expand...
Better have a mighty nice quid pro quo to get players to give up job security.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Colorado Avalanche and expatriatedtexan
AvsWraith

AvsWraith

Registered User
Jan 21, 2010
24,048
15,026
Colorado
If I was Crosby, I'd ask to be traded.

It would be one thing if he was totally washed and was just collecting a pay check, but the reality is that Sid can still play, and he can still contribute to a team that's trying to win the cup.

I get wanting to be with the same franchise your whole career, but the competitive side of him has to be yearning for a last run.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Colorado Avalanche
henchman21

henchman21

Mr. Meeseeks
Feb 24, 2012
67,145
53,748
dahrougem2 said:
The craziest part to me is that unofficially Dubas has like a 10 year contract based on how long it will take for Sid to retire and then for him to rebuild lmao.
Click to expand...
Yeah... I think he technically got 7 (which is still an eternity), but basically all that has to be shown at that point is progress on building back. Which is essentially "look at all these shiny toys not in the NHL."
 
Pokecheque

Pokecheque

I’ve been told it’s spelled “Pokecheck”
Sponsor
Aug 5, 2003
48,438
31,872
The Flatlands
www.armoredheadspace.com
Chiarelli said:
Dubas was fine and I’d even say good at drafting. His trades and contracts sucked.
Click to expand...
I'd say that's fair. He also had two moves blow up in his face in the worst way possible--Garret Sparks and Travis Dermott. Not saying both those guys working out would've been the difference between winning a Cup and what they ended up being, but it cost them some desperately-needed stability in the lineup at two very important positions.

In hindsight, he should've negotiated way, way harder with Marner and his dad, er, agent, and set a lower number that was closer to market value. If he didn't blink, then they should've sent him packing. I bet they would've gotten some really great pieces in exchange for him.

For all the shit us fans throw in Mikko's general direction, I'd argue Marner is at least twice as frustrating, if not more.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Chiarelli
LOFIN

LOFIN

Registered User
Sep 16, 2011
17,483
25,211
dahrougem2 said:
I agree that he was handcuffed in Toronto. I don't think he had a say in signing John Tavares, which severely hampered the Leafs cap flexibility and their future contracts for Matthews/Marner/Nylander. However, I think his contract negotiating abilities are horrible and he gave his stars literally everything they asked for without the team getting anything positive. He was taken to the cleaners each time.

I think it remains to be seen what kind of GM he is, but we'll have to wait a longggg time to see that because so long as Sid is playing, that team wants to make the playoffs.
Click to expand...
To be fair, like you said, the Tavares contract he didn't have anything to say at and that largely projected to the Matthews and Marner deals.

Not like Treliving did any better with this new Nylander deal, though Treliving also gave Huberdeau that disastrous contract (albeit, just like Dubas, I don't think he had all too much to say in that).
 
Bender

Bender

I'll eat pancakes on his grave!
Sep 25, 2002
18,040
10,064
The Abusement Park said:
He's also been somewhat hamstrung in Toronto and in Pittsburgh. I'm not saying he's some elite GM in the wings, but he didn't have final say in TO and wasn't allowed to move Nylander for a dman and had(at least to start) to compete with the Penguins and not "retool".

I think it's hard to fully judge him so far... I think he clearly has some flaws that can improved upon, but when his rebuild of the Pens eventually happens I think it'll be easier to fully judge him as a GM.
Click to expand...
It's not THAT hard to judge him... I think he STINKS!

See, not that hard.
 
  • Like
Reactions: TatteredTornNFrayed
Pokecheque

Pokecheque

I’ve been told it’s spelled “Pokecheck”
Sponsor
Aug 5, 2003
48,438
31,872
The Flatlands
www.armoredheadspace.com
Hasbro said:
I swear anytime these statwhackers fail they find a scapegoat.
Click to expand...

I swear anytime you bitch and moan about the statwhackers you continually forget they've been integrated into almost literally every single organization in the National Hockey League, and their data is used extensively by the team you root for. The only reason people like you like to single out Dubas is because he's a nerdy-lookin' guy who isn't a former player.

If anything, Dubas's ultimate undoing was when he started becoming a size queen and started to ignore the fancy stats.

FTR I was being (mostly) facetious about blaming Shanny. He does deserve some blame though.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Cake Malar, CobraAcesS and dahrougem2
Anders Cain

Anders Cain

Formerly JordoMack
Jul 7, 2018
1,900
1,896
Nova Scotia
Perhaps since Pittsburgh is selling we could also bring back long beach native Matt nieto who I completely forgot about until just now. Lol
 
Hasbro

Hasbro

Family Friend
Sponsor
Apr 1, 2004
53,414
17,734
South Rectangle
Pokecheque said:
I swear anytime you bitch and moan about the statwhackers you continually forget they've been integrated into almost literally every single organization in the National Hockey League, and their data is used extensively by the team you root for. The only reason people like you like to single out Dubas is because he's a nerdy-lookin' guy who isn't a former player.

If anything, Dubas's ultimate undoing was when he started becoming a size queen and started to ignore the fancy stats.

FTR I was being (mostly) facetious about blaming Shanny. He does deserve some blame though.
Click to expand...
Dubas was content to lay the blame at Shanny too.
 
Bender

Bender

I'll eat pancakes on his grave!
Sep 25, 2002
18,040
10,064
SoundwaveIsCharisma said:
Because Rudo doesn’t actually know anything about hockey
Click to expand...
Yeah I don't get the fascination with this guy...he's got a bit of a scoring touch but in order for it to make a difference, you have to play him in the Top-6 and the rest of his game is shit so you don't want that guy in your top-6 and he's an ineffective bottom-6 guy. Huge pass.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Ad

Latest posts

Upcoming events

Ad

Ad

Top Bottom
X