Dubas appreciation thread

[TMLegend]

Why do you have to be so intentionally difficult? It happens every week in the NHL where a team dominates their opponent and loses, happens every year in the playoffs as well. This isn’t some unique Leaf fan phenomenon.

The Leafs dominated everything but goaltending stats. CBJ won, but the Leafs were the better team. No, a moral victory doesn’t make it any better. But you don’t have to be controversial 100% of the time and can admit what was obvious to almost everyone.

Goaltenders are part of the team.

 

[The Podium]

Goaltenders are part of the team.

Yup and that’s a fair assessment of the series. I don’t think anyone or their mothers would argue against Columbus having the better goaltending in that series.

 

[rumman]

Why do you have to be so intentionally difficult? It happens every week in the NHL where a team dominates their opponent and loses, happens every year in the playoffs as well. This isn’t some unique Leaf fan phenomenon.

The Leafs dominated everything but goaltending stats. CBJ won, but the Leafs were the better team. No, a moral victory doesn’t make it any better. But you don’t have to be controversial 100% of the time and can admit what was obvious to almost everyone.

If you lose, you haven’t won, is that so hard to comprehend? And by the way, they didn’t dominate games won, because then they would have actually outplay the Blue Jackets.

 

[The Podium]

If you lose, you haven’t won, is that so hard to comprehend? And by the way, they didn’t dominate games won, because then they would have actually outplay the Blue Jackets.

So you’re answer to my question is yes, you are being intentionally difficult.

It’s pretty well known that in hockey the better team doesn’t always win. It is largely why hockey is the least prevalent sport in gambling.

 

[rumman]

So you’re answer to my question is yes, you are being intentionally difficult.

No, you stated the Leafs dominated every stat but goaltending, which isn’t correct because the Blue Jackets won more games than the Leafs, which is the most important statistic in the playoffs. What’s so hard to understand?

 

[The Podium]

No, you stated the Leafs dominated every stat but goaltending, which isn’t correct because the Blue Jackets won more games than the Leafs, which is the most important statistic in the playoffs. What’s so hard to understand?

Semantics. That went without saying.

 

[rumman]

Semantics. That went without saying.

If you want to think last season’s play in round was a success you can, but advancing would have been my preference regardless of which team “dominated “ in the statistics department.

 

[The Podium]

If you want to think last season’s play in round was a success you can, but advancing would have been my preference regardless of which team “dominated “ in the statistics department.

See below:

No, a moral victory doesn’t make it any better. But you don’t have to be controversial 100% of the time and can admit what was obvious to almost everyone.

No, I don’t think the season was a success. But you don’t have to jump to argue with everyone who watched the games and saw encouraging play despite the results.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Dubas is a pencil neck geek

 

[Teeder Keon]

Dubas is a pencil neck geek

 

[rumman]

See below:



No, I don’t think the season was a success. But you don’t have to jump to argue with everyone who watched the games and saw encouraging play despite the results.

I’m arguing with no one, I simply stated that before crowning Dubas with the title of GM extraordinaire he should at the very least have playoff series win under his belt. It’s no wonder that the Leafs aren’t more successful when the overwhelming majority of Leaf Nation set their expectation so pathetically low.

 

[zeke]

I’m arguing with no one, I simply stated that before crowning Dubas with the title of GM extraordinaire he should at the very least have playoff series win under his belt.

Hey if it takes you that long to realize it that's OK.

 

[SprDaVE]

He's been able to balance putting out a competitive lineup and also build up a very good prospect pool. He hasn't sacrificed one for the other, which isn't easy to do.

I've maintained that Dubas has fixed a lot of really bad stuff the previous GMs did to this team. Now he has to be able to add/fix this team to be able to win some playoff rounds, not just win games in the regular season. It took the Caps awhile to figure it out... I hope it doesn't take that long for us.

I do think he'll likely be among the favourites for GM of the year, assuming this team keeps winning and playing well.

 

[rumman]

Hey if it takes you that long to realize it that's OK.

Realize what exactly?

 

[zeke]

Realize what exactly?

That dubas is amazing.

 

[IPS]

No, you stated the Leafs dominated every stat but goaltending, which isn’t correct because the Blue Jackets won more games than the Leafs, which is the most important statistic in the playoffs. What’s so hard to understand?

Good teams lose sometimes? Jackets also beat a 128 point Tampa team the year prior you know...

 

[Morbo]

The goaltending is the fly in the ointment for me. How Dubas handles the decline of Andersen might well determine his fate here in Toronto.

he's clearly done a great job with the rest of the squad in front of Fred though. With Robertson and a rejuvenated Simmonds added to the forwards, we've got a very strong lineup without making a single other move.

and of course, we know there's a 100% chance Dubas will try to add before the deadline, because this team is obviously good enough to warrant it.

 

[rumman]

That dubas is amazing.

I’ll reserve judgement on the topic for right now, the fable of the tortoise and the hare comes to mind, or something about counting chickens before they’ve hatch....

 

[zeke]

I’ll reserve judgement on the topic for right now, the fable of the tortoise and the hare comes to mind, or something about counting chickens before they’ve hatch....

Take your time.

 

[rumman]

Good teams lose sometimes? Jackets also beat a 128 point Tampa team the year prior you know...

I counter that good teams win sometimes? I believe what’s more relevant is last years Blue Jackets were swept by the Lightning last year.

 

[rumman]

Take your time.

I will.

 

[stickty111]

New plan: sign only near retired forwards at league min.
Kidding aside, great value found by Dubas

 

[Pi]

I don't know how he has any haters. The Leafs shortcomings in the playoffs are more a lack of execution rather than a lack of a good built team.

He got Muzzin and Brodie for nothing. He wanted to trade Kadri to get Brodie as his first choice but Kadri nixed that trade. Who knows how much better we would have been last year with steady Brodie instead of Barrie.

Vets for cheap $ instead of signing Marleau to a contract as if it's still 2007.

Not ONE bad contract on this team. He could put any single player on this team tomorrow up for a trade and they would be gone if he wanted them gone.

Oh and not to mention, we still got Amirov, Robertson, Hallander, Sandin, Liljegren not even playing on this team. He rebuilt the D on the team + the prospect pool while keeping the stars and rotating depth.

 

[zeke]

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Oh and not to mention, we still got Amirov, Robertson, Hallander, Sandin, Liljegren not even playing on this team. He rebuilt the D on the team + the prospect pool while keeping the stars and rotating depth.

All while having to stick handle around re-signing a bunch of elite ELC players, and getting rid of a couple of the worst contracts in hockey to boot.

 

[A1LeafNation]

The kid did good. GM of the year talk?