Dubas is a very calculated guy and he's used to getting exactly what he wants.
Which is why he just so happened to ask for more money and autonomy he didn’t earn, which led to him being let go, after which he appears to have immediately lined up a job in Pittsburgh.
He was made scout of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds at 22 years old because his dad had worked for them, and his grandfather coached them. Then he was made their GM at 26.
How could he have possibly proven himself enough as a scout from 22-25 years old to be promoted to GM, when the Greyhounds missed the playoffs and lost in the first round the other three years during that time?
Then as GM of the Greyhounds, he missed the playoffs his first year, then lost in the first round, then lost in the second round, then somehow got hired as the assistant GM of the frigging Toronto Maple Leafs at 29 years old. Then at just 33 they let go of Lou Lamoriello and named him GM of the storied Maple Leafs.
He had high draft picks fall in his lap while he was AGM in Matthews, Marner, and Nylander, that he inherited as GM. His job was to build around them, which he has failed at with 1 win past the first round of the playoffs in 5 years, despite having the kind of team, assets, and resources any GM would kill for.
I have no idea why everyone thinks he's some sort of genius. The only thing he's accomplished is winning an AHL championship, which is a franchise achievement, and was lead by Andreas Johansson, a Maple Leaf draft pick before he even got there.
Very similar to Chayka, the guy has alwasy had one of the biggest hype machines known to hockey behind him.