[Friedman] Pittsburgh hires Kyle Dubas as President of Hockey Operations

[Adrianopolous]

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[Koivu11]

 

[Gustave]

So not GM?

 

[HockeyVirus]

Very surprised he chose to go there given that is a team heading for a rebuild or maybe that was why he was intrigued by it.

Either way, congrats Pens fans y'all are in good hands.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Pitsburgh, what is you doing baby? Dumb move.

 

[Merc29]

I figured that would happen. He probably want to be to the guy that answered to no one.

 

[Tuggy]

Everyone saw that coming...he's the boss now.

 

[Adrianopolous]

Very surprised he chose to go there given that is a team heading for a rebuild or maybe that was why he was intrigued by it.

Either way, congrats Pens fans y'all are in good hands.

He'll have all the power in Pittsburgh

 

[SI90]

That was quick. A nice middle finger to Shanny as well. Same title. Wonder if he will be GM as well or hire a GM

 

[Divine]

Smart guy.

He took a team who lost in the first round 3 consecutive years before he was GM and traded 3 1st round picks only to lose in the first round 7 consecutive years. He then doubled down and traded another 2 1st round picks in his final year for a second round exit.

He's never proven any success at the NHL level - and now never has to because he's not the GM.

There's very few people who can obtain a high level position with zero results, Dubas seems to be one of them.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Suddenly, Dubas is an elite manager on the hf mains!

Seriously though, he will finally get respect now that he isn't associated with the Leafs. He's a top manager in the league if not the best.

 

[Hockeyholic]

What has he done to earn president of hockey ops?

Ridiculous.

So will he be making the decisions or whoever the GM is. Assuming he isn't the gm.

 

[Shad]

My thread was first

Congrats?

 

[dalewood12]

Happy for Pitt. I hope Sid and Geno can go on one more deep run.

 

[RobRayzor]

That was quick. A nice middle finger to Shanny as well. Same title. Wonder if he will be GM as well or hire a GM

So they don’t have to rush,since Dubas can do draft/free agent signing as well,or you think theyll get a GM soon?

 

[Gil Gunderson]

What has he done to earn president of hockey ops?

Ridiculous.

So will he be making the decisions or whoever the GM is. Assuming he isn't the gm.

What have most presidents done? What has Shanahan done to be POHO, be a good player?

 

[Canucks LB]

This is starting to make way more sense.
I have no doubt in my mind, with absolutely zero proof, the Penguins basically hinted this to him which shifted dubas from staying in Toronto to going to pens.

Just a thought

 

[Ragamuffin Gunner]

He's gonna sign Andersen and the Pens will beat the Leafs in the 1st round of the POs 4-0 with Freddie getting 4 shutouts then Matthews will sign next off season!

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

I think it’s a decent hire for Pittsburgh, Dubas for all his flaws seems to be good at augmenting a team’s core. But Pittsburgh’s core hasn’t carried the mail any better than Torontos core in the past few years, so not sure how much improvement to expect, nor why Dubas took the job if more promising teams were offering him employment

 

[nucks88]

Quick break and re-calibration lol....

 

[Canucks LB]

What has he done to earn president of hockey ops?

Ridiculous.

So will he be making the decisions or whoever the GM is. Assuming he isn't the gm.

Lmao

Dubas is an incredibly intelligent individual, I would absolutely die to have him as our president of Hockey operations.

Instead, we have old ass Rutherford.

 

[Darren McCord]

Pitsburgh, what is you doing baby? Dumb move.

What this is a great move. They went from Burke doing absolutely nothing except talk to a guy who will actually be involved in reshaping the team. Also means he will be in for the long haul after Sid and Geno.

 

[Divine]

What have most presidents done? What has Shanahan done to be POHO, be a good player?

Most President's have won, either as players or GM's.

Winning as a player matters also - because it shows you know what it takes to win, in the locker room culture, etc.

 

[SomeDude]

Dubas picks Craig Janney as GM as a salute to Shanahan

 

[Canucks LB]

Suddenly, Dubas is an elite manager on the hf mains!

Seriously though, he will finally get respect now that he isn't associated with the Leafs. He's a top manager in the league if not the best.

Agreed 100%
I think he’s going to do a fantastic job in Pittsburgh