Speculation: Kyle Dubas having trouble finding trade partners

[SeanMoneyHands]

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Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas can't seem to find a trade partner and will likely need to sweeten the pot moving forward.

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[Big Daddy Cane]

Clickbait headline. Not finding a taker for Simmonds or NAK (EDIT: via trade) doesn’t mean much of anything.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

Copying and pasting a photo from Facebook is so lazy. Why not, I don’t know, take the effort to give us a bit of context instead of seeing some Facebook post and deciding to take a screen shot instead

 

[dirtydanglez]

probably cause other gm's know they can walk him.

dubas did this to himself. who qualifies engvall at $2.25m. especially when they are already cap strapped.

 

[Petes2424]

It’s another speculative piece. Finding takers for Simmonds isn’t strange or a concern.

The concern is Dubas knows he’s on the hot seat and he’s going to be much more willing to gut what’s left in a pretty empty system. That would mean more draft picks…

 

[BLNY]

Copying and pasting a photo from Facebook is so lazy. Why not, I don’t know, take the effort to give us a bit of context instead of seeing some Facebook post and deciding to take a screen shot instead

HW gonna HW. They want you to go to their site for a poorly written piece.

 

[Schemp]

Mentioned Coyotes, but I don't see anything happening there.

 

[Holymakinaw]

What? He'll have to sweeten the pot? NO!!

 

[TheBeastCoast]

If he is a bad GM wouldn't other GM's want to make a deal with him? Come on now!

 

[Maple Leaf]

probably cause other gm's know they can walk him.

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Great logic

 

[themelkman]

Well of course no one wants the stuff that you really want to get rid of.

Teams rarely help for free

 

[The Podium]

Real headline: Teams don’t want to trade for Torontos scraps

 

[Hunter368]

Too early for many teams to trade good pieces, many times keeping them this earyly in the season trying to see what they got in prospects ready to step up or keeping pieces still in case on injuries it’s so early in the season

 

[dirtydanglez]

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Great logic

you're acting like he isnt already known as being one of the worst negotiators in the league.

 

[CycloneSweep]

We have a lightly used “starting goalie” if he wants.

 

[Lt Dan]

Toronto Maple Leafs Having Problems Finding Trade Partners - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas can't seem to find a trade partner and will likely need to sweeten the pot moving forward.

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The sad state of journalism

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Are any teams finding solid trade partners this early in the season?

Most teams evaluate their rosters around American Thanksgiving. Then start the process of trades after Xmas.

The reality might be different come mid-January, and Dubas should find a trade partner by then.

 

[DarthProbert]

you're acting like he isnt already known as being one of the worst negotiators in the league.

Then he should have no trouble finding a trade partner. And yet here we are.

 

[CupInSIX]

Then he should have no trouble finding a trade partner. And yet here we are.

Maybe teams are trying too hard to hose him.

When's the last time Dubas won a trade, though? Getting a 3rd for Dermott?

 

[TheNumber4]

Not surprising. Dubas has burnt many bridges in this League.

 

[13pacheco31]

Not surprising. Dubas has burnt many bridges in this League.

What bridges has he burned?

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Not surprising. Dubas has burnt many bridges in this League.

How so? Are the Blackhawks your team?

 

[Chainshot]

Considering how many teams are into LTIR or are within a blink of being maxed against the cap, is that really that hard to imagine though? There are only 6 teams with more than $4 million in cap space and three of those are in his own division. It shouldn't be a surprise at all that there would be difficulty either finding an even dollar for dollar move with teams in a similar position OR that teams he's in competition with in the division aren't going to be eagerly trying to help him out of his cap and contract situation.

 

[ole ole]

Real headline: Teams don’t want to trade for Torontos scraps

You can add or any other teams scrape.

 

[Space umpire]

Then he should have no trouble finding a trade partner. And yet here we are.

Because the players he is trying to move have no value. Closer to the TDL a playoff team might make a move for a depth player who can fill in for injuries. This early in the season nobody is wasting cap space and assets on players they really have no use for.