Confirmed with Link: It's Started! (Management firings)

[hockeywiz542]

 

[Empoleon8771]

It really does seem like Dubas is the guy the Penguins want as their next GM. Dubas has his faults for sure, but I think he has mostly done a good job as the Leafs GM.

Yeah I don't believe that for a second.

If someone comes rolling in with a $5 million a year offer, he's not going to turn that down.

 

[Lustaf]

Listened to the end of season and Dubas said it's been a really hard year on his wife and family. Needs to take the time to speak to them tonight and what they want too.

Said later in the presser that he envisions being Leafs GM or taking time away from the game next year.

 

[Josey Wales]

Kyle Dubas says he’s either interested in staying in Toronto as GM or he needs time away to recalibrate. Says he won’t be popping up elsewhere next week in another GM job…
Says it’s been a tough year on his family and he needs to think about that. He wouldn't be GM in Pittsburgh he would be Director of Player Operations

 

[Pens x]

It might be time to move on from
Dubas….

 

[Turin]

Pretty clear Dubas is not in the picture.

 

[Pens x]

Pretty clear Dubas is not in the picture.

But but but he’s all talk - what GM wouldnt want come here to shovel the sh** storm left by Sleepy? Oh, and you to keep the town idiot coach strictly because he’s from Massachusetts.

 

[Josey Wales]

Pretty clear Dubas is not in the picture.

UMMMMM Clear as Mud

 

[Turin]

UMMMMM Clear as Mud

He literally said he'll either be the GM of the Leafs or step away from the NHL for a year. There's no reason for him to say that unless he means it.

 

[Pens x]

He literally said he'll either be the GM of the Leafs or step away from the NHL for a year. There's no reason for him to say that unless he means it.

Yeah, I’m not sure how anyone has any hope Dubas ends up here after that quote. It wasn’t something I want to remain in Toronto, it was I will either be here or take some time off to regroup.

Pretty clear cut, no?

Not to mention the fact that sleepy destroyed this team, he’d have to live in Pittsburgh, he’d be stuck with Sully, and we don’t have many prospects.

 

[Josey Wales]

He literally said he'll either be the GM of the Leafs or step away from the NHL for a year. There's no reason for him to say that unless he means it.

& How many UFA's to BE say they want to STAY & Don't

 

[Turin]

& How many UFA's to BE say they want to STAY & Don't

They have to say that. Dubas has no reason or incentive to say what he did unless he meant it

 

[Josey Wales]

They have to say that. Dubas has no reason or incentive to say what he did unless he meant it

You still believe in Santa Claus & The Easter Bunny ?

 

[Turin]

You still believe in Santa Claus & The Easter Bunny ?

Lay out the incentive for Dubas to say what he did in a world where he didn't mean it. I'm not saying it's for sure 100% done, if FSG gives him a boatload of money for some reason he'll be forced to think about it, but I have no reason to think his quotes were mind games or something.

 

[Pens x]

& How many UFA's to BE say they want to STAY & Don't

How many say I want to stay in this city or I will step away from the game to regroup? Dubas is 37 years old, he’ll have plenty of opportunities. He’s not some idiot like Hextall happy to get one last GM job before getting banished by the league as an advisor for the rest of his career.

 

[Josey Wales]

Lay out the incentive for Dubas to say what he did in a world where he didn't mean it. I'm not saying it's for sure 100% done, if FSG gives him a boatload of money for some reason he'll be forced to think about it, but I have no reason to think his quotes were mind games or something.

1st OFF he would be Director of Players Operations & yes he would get a lot more money & power than he has in Toronto

 

[Turin]

1st OFF he would be Director of Players Operations & yes he would get a lot more money & power than he has in Toronto

Director of hockey operations* and I don't think he was being coy about the job titles in what his intentions were.

 

[Josey Wales]

Director of hockey operations* and I don't think he was being coy about the job titles in what his intentions were.

It is well Known he didn't get along with Brendan Shanahan

 

[Sidgeni Malkby]

If Dubas isn't interested, that's fine.

I can see that, if given the option, he'd like to continue building the Leafs vs coming into something new. I think he's hanging on to that thought.

We don't have the luxury to wait, so we move on. Tulsky/Botterill are just as good options.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Those seem like very strong and specific words from Dubas. Hard to imagine he's just flat out lying.

Plus I mean... I know I've been told Pittsburgh is the dream job but I uh... dunno about that.

 

[Josey Wales]

WTfF do you want Dubas to say?? I hate this f***ing Job & Shanahan & I am f***ing leaving for any other GM Job

 

[Turin]

WTfF do you want Dubas to say?? I hate this f***ing Job & Shanahan & I am f***ing leaving for any other GM Job

Not to even mention taking a step away. If he was just deflecting, he would have said that they will go through the process, but he would like to stay.

 

[Josey Wales]

Not to even mention taking a step away. If he was just deflecting, he would have said that they will go through the process, but he would like to stay.

You people are as Dense as a Rain Forest

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I mean he didn't really have to say anything at all. Most GMs don't. That's a noteworthy thing to say.

Just because a bunch of us love shooting our mouths off without fear of looking dumb/unprofessional later doesn't mean everyone else does.

 

[Turin]

You people are as Dense as a Rain Forest

You still haven't answered what his incentive was to openly say that he definitely won't go anywhere else. He didn't say he didn't want to go anywhere else, he said he won't.