Confirmed with Link: Kyle Dubas named President of Hockey Operations

[ZorkEnchanter]

I liked his comment about being knowledgeable about the Pens NHL/AHL rosters already just as part of his responsibilities as GM of Toronto.

It makes sense. If you're the GM of a team in the East you should thoroughly know every roster situation in your conference at the very least.

Dubas should already have a good idea of this team's strengths and weaknesses. And it sounds like he does.

Strength:
Crosby
Malkin

Weakness:
Everything else...

 

[Lara Emily]

He once got hit so hard while with Ottawa and in the post game presser he was like,:

"Well know huurr hurr ha ha I got rocked ha hurr ha ha I'll be fine though huur ha hurr"

And then was out for like a month

 

[Power Surge]

He's so precious. Pretect him at all costs

I'm game.

[Yt]

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Du
Du Bas
Du Bas Mich

 

[Power Surge]

Well you can count on WBS'ers getting more of a shot moving forward with this hire, if they deserve it.
Good news for people wanting to see Puustinen tried up here.

It sounds like there's strong odds he'll be the interim GM through the key days in free agency even. I don't think they're gonna hire someone smack dab in the middle of a critical juncture.

Considering how much of a GMs annual work is done in free agency, Dubas is gonna end up basically as a semi-GM for the year.
Unless of course they hire someone very quickly. But the way he spoke, it doesn't sound like that's happening.

No one cares. The conversation is about compairing Spezza to Sideshow Bob. Who you taking?

 

[Lara Emily]

Du
Du Bas
Du Bas Mich

Mitch Marner?

He's a cutie too

 

[AuroraBorealis]

No one cares. The conversation is about compairing Spezza to Sideshow Bob. Who you taking?

We don't need to talk to each other anymore. Just gonna be a waste of time.
Thanks for the pre-toxic years. Bye.

 

[Turin]

 

[Power Surge]

We don't need to talk to each other anymore. Just gonna be a waste of time.
Thanks for the pre-toxic years. Bye.

You had a bad day.

 

[TheGoldenJet]

I think Dubas will have the power to fire Sully if this team goes into another tailspin and he pins coaching as an issue (which it will be).

I just don't have faith that Dubas or anyone else would immediately pin Sullivan as a problem if, for example, he rode GCRust to another miserable 20 games.

Mark my words, he will work towards firing Sullsma the second Keefe becomes available.

Keefe of course is a huge downgrade in a vacuum, but he is a Dubasite so he has that going for him I guess. Also, this team has rode the new coach wave before, and it does seem like anything is better than Sullsma at this point.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Sometimes I wish this team would hire a guy named like Toodles McPenisfingers so people wouldn't have to try so hard with the bad nicknames.

 

[TheGoldenJet]

The one thing I'm a bit surprised with Dubas wanting the Pens gig is he seems to be in it for the long-term, but he came to a team that's got about a 2-3 year window before it gets blown up and started from scratch.

He is POHO so he has enough Teflon for one full-on rebuild I would think.

The new GM/AGM can take the fall, if necessary.

 

[Pancakes]

Perhaps I'm too much of an optimist but I don't see why we can't have a good season under Mike Sullivan. I think he's stale and I wouldn't object to replacing him, but this isn't Mike Johnston or Edzo we're talking here.

He's still more likely than not to coach this team into a playoff spot I think.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Please fire Sullivan, Dubas.

 

[Power Surge]

Mitch Marner?

He's a cutie too

I have a man crush on AuroraBorealis but he will never get this because I think he just blocked me forever..ever..ever..ever..ever.

 

[66-30-33]

Please fire Sullivan, Dubas.

You got it backwards.

Please fire Dubas, Sullivan.

 

[Peat]

Sometimes I wish this team would hire a guy named like Toodles McPenisfingers so people wouldn't have to try so hard with the bad nicknames.

Said the guy called Blind Willy McHurt.

Wait... I'm onto your game here.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

You got it backwards.

Please fire Dubas, Sullivan.

Let me have a shred of hope you wanker.

 

[Pancakes]

Let me have a shred of hope you wanker.

If nothing else you'll get to enjoy a fresh round of Kyle Dubas gifs this season when he watches Jeff Carter play hockey.

 

[66-30-33]

Let me have a shred of hope you wanker.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Here is how the Calgary Flames did with Brad Treliving as their GM:

2014-2015: Lose in the 2nd round
2015-2016: Miss the playoffs
2016-2017: Get swept in the 1st round
2017-2018: Miss the playoffs
2018-2019: Lose in the 1st round
2019-2020: Lost in the 1st round after winning the qualifying round
2020-2021: Miss the playoffs
2021-2022: Lose in the 2nd round
2022-2023: Miss the playoffs

Leafs fans should be more concerned with the loser GM they just hired to replace Dubas rather than coming to shit talk Dubas here.

Don't forget that moist Neal contract.

 

[Peat]

Perhaps I'm too much of an optimist but I don't see why we can't have a good season under Mike Sullivan. I think he's stale and I wouldn't object to replacing him, but this isn't Mike Johnston or Edzo we're talking here.

He's still more likely than not to coach this team into a playoff spot I think.

 

[Theodore450]

My Condolences

 

[Honour Over Glory]

If nothing else you'll get to enjoy a fresh round of Kyle Dubas gifs this season when he watches Jeff Carter play hockey.

Carter as a 4c with the proper usage is whatever. Carter or virtually most of this roster utilized the way Sullivan has, is a 6yr problem.

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Perhaps I'm too much of an optimist but I don't see why we can't have a good season under Mike Sullivan. I think he's stale and I wouldn't object to replacing him, but this isn't Mike Johnston or Edzo we're talking here.

He's still more likely than not to coach this team into a playoff spot I think.

Dubas and whomever the next GM is need to Sully-proof the roster as much as possible. That's gonna be a whole lot of changes to the bottom-6 and leaving room on the roster for a 4th line with a DOC-Poehling combo.

Sully's still gonna GCRust this team to awful stretches, but making the playoffs shouldn't be difficult. Half the damn teams make it.