Speculation: Kyle Dubas having trouble finding trade partners

[Golden_Jet]

Probably no one wants Kerfoot or Engvall.

 

[93gilmour93]

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

 

[dirtydanglez]

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

yea, if they play hardball like they have been. did you not read the original post?

 

[BobClarkesfrontteeth]

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Meier makes a ton of sense for both teams. He is worth a 1st, top prospect and player. San Jose can retain as well to make a deal happen. Also any team trading for him has him for two years. He is also not a soft perimeter player. I can imagine 5-6 teams wanting to trade for him.

 

[trick9]

Is he looking to dump salary in any deal?

That'd explain why.

 

[Guttersniped]

The sad state of journalism

People on that site write for almost free, so yes in a sense it is related to that. You get what you pay for.

 

[goldnblack]

Apparently the same is happening with us. Cap space really is a treasure now.

 

[JoeSakic13]

What bridges has he burned?

Well I mean when he was burning all those villages, I doubt he left the bridges.

 

[tony135420]

Ah the HFBoards narrative is strong. I don't see many teams finding any trade partners. Not just the Leafs. They also have no reason to jump the gun on an early trade. Muzz is out long term, so cap is currently not an issue and Murray is not too far away form returning. They'll be fine.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

Is he looking to dump salary in any deal?

That'd explain why.

We're a cap team - any deal has to be cap-even. Of course that's going to be difficult.

I also don't think he has any clarity on Muzzin's situation.

 

[GeeoffBrown]

I think that this type of story is designed for the website to cover their asses, so they can continue to shamelessly name drop Toronto in every rumored trade for clicks, without losing credibility when Toronto doesn't make a trade

 

[The Flying Octopus]

Steve Yzerman has entered the chat....

 

[dirtydanglez]

Steve Yzerman has entered the chat....

that might be the worst case scenario for dubas now that sakic is no longer a gm.

 

[Harry Curry]

Dubas has been difficult for the sake of it. That comes back to bite you in any job in any industry.

Summer of 2021 it was clear the Leafs didn't have money for Zach Hyman and he was going to sign with Edmonton. Dubas wouldn't take a low draft pick from the Oilers to do a sign and trade so the Oilers could sign Hyman to an eight-year deal. Dubas with his refusal to "bend the knee" comment.

That is only one team. But hey, Dubas was satisfied essentially telling the Oilers to go f*ck themselves publicly. Nobody says the deal had to happen. But the comment after the fact was the crappy part where Dubas went too far.

[MOD]

 

[dirtydanglez]

Dubas has been a prick for the sake of it. That comes back to bite you in any job in any industry.

Summer of 2021 it was clear the Leafs didn't have money for Zach Hyman and he was going to sign with Edmonton. Dubas wouldn't take a low draft pick from the Oilers to do a sign and trade so the Oilers could sign Hyman to an eight-year deal. Dubas full on dbag with his refusal to "bend the knee" comment.

That is only one team. But hey, Dubas was satisfied essentially telling the Oilers to go f*ck themselves publicly. Nobody says the deal had to happen. But the comment after the fact was the crappy part where Dubas went too far.

Who knows how many other GMs Dubas went full prick on?

he inflated salaries with how poorly he handled the matthews, marner, and nylander contracts.

he is learning tho. he handled the lilegren and sandin situations well.

 

[Brew]

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

Because thread generation.

 

[Martin Skoula]

Dubas has been difficult for the sake of it. That comes back to bite you in any job in any industry.

Summer of 2021 it was clear the Leafs didn't have money for Zach Hyman and he was going to sign with Edmonton. Dubas wouldn't take a low draft pick from the Oilers to do a sign and trade so the Oilers could sign Hyman to an eight-year deal. Dubas with his refusal to "bend the knee" comment.

That is only one team. But hey, Dubas was satisfied essentially telling the Oilers to go f*ck themselves publicly. Nobody says the deal had to happen. But the comment after the fact was the crappy part where Dubas went too far.

[MOD]

Holland made a choice not to pay the price for the sign and trade, I guess he didn't think the savings were worth it.

 

[Harry Curry]

Holland made a choice not to pay the price for the sign and trade, I guess he didn't think the savings were worth it.

Why did you ignore the jerkish "bend the knee" comments from Dubas?

Dubas was a jerk to Holland. How many other GMs has Dubas been a jerk to?

 

[StuckOutHere]

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.

Actually, he's a pretty dang useful player!

 

[dirtydanglez]

Actually, he's a pretty dang useful player!

he'd still be useful at $1m

 

[Sinbad]

How so? Are the Blackhawks your team?

Dubas hasn’t burned bridges with the Hawks, he and Davidson made a trade at the draft, after there public spat at the TL.

 

[Brew]

People on that site write for almost free, so yes in a sense it is related to that. You get what you pay for.

THW is a bunch of hobby writers at best. Good luck to them getting jobs in journalism, but it’s not quality writing over there.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

This is the same as saying the Habs can't find a trade partner but omitting they're trying to move Hoffman, Drouin and Dadanov.

It's clickbait nonsense.

 

[vpasla1]

Why did you ignore the jerkish "bend the knee" comments from Dubas?

Dubas was a jerk to Holland. How many other GMs has Dubas been a jerk to?

What "bend the knee" comment?
If you read the article, there are two instances of "knee"'; one in the title, and the other in the last line of the article. Neither of them were quotes from Dubas.
If there is a quote in the seven minute video, then please provide context or a timestamp for it.

Regardless, if Edmonton wanted to save money by getting an eighth year on Hyman, they should have been willing to pay the price. The price could not be agreed upon, so no trade was completed. Not sure why you keep grasping at this...

 

[Harry Curry]

What "bend the knee" comment?
If you read the article, there are two instances of "knee"'; one in the title, and the other in the last line of the article. Neither of them were quotes from Dubas.

You want the exact three words coming out of Dubas mouth? Why?

Those exact three words are in the title of the article I linked to.

That is how Dubas' comments were characterized in the story I provided.