Confirmed with Link: Kyle Dubas Not Returning

[DuklaNation]

Leafs have 3 of the top 9 salaries in NHL, years after they were signed. To say someone else wouldn't have had better results in negotiations is foolish. How could you do worse?

LMAO!

 

[Dayjobdave]

GM Search Criteria:

1) Former players who roomed with George Parros
2) See 1) above

 

[7even]

Yeah it's over. Do you know how much of a rug pull it is to switch GMs with like 4 weeks until the draft? f*** me. This summer is going to be rough.

 

[The Legend]

I haven't seen Zeke around much in general this year. He usually has a couple month break after the enviable playoff exit though

Maybe using the break to learn the difference between enviable vs inevitable

 

[binop7]

"Agents love dealing with Dubas"

The agents:

 

[Gabriel426]

I would have been on the fence with three suspensions but at least he had skill and heart and went on to win a cup.
He certainly wouldn’t have stood around whil Reilly get wrecked and Marner gets punche in the face and nobody did anything

That’s the thing. The boys actually showed up and had a pack mentality against TB but didn’t against Panthers. Really strange

 

[sxvnert]

Someone do a wellness check on that Zeke guy, I envision him in the fetal position under a life size Dubas statue.

Next to the Bozak and Raycroft statues.

 

[Notsince67]

I have my sources.

I mean how do you know it doesn't work?

 

[Gabriel426]

Maybe using the break to learn the difference between enviable vs inevitable

He is probably preparing his future stats.

He hasn’t been around for a long time now

 

[ULF_55]

COVID did him no favors.

Cost him at least one top 6 forward / top 2 defender.

 

[HandshakeLineRespect]

The JT signing also forced us to walk away from Hyman. We lost Kadri and Hyman because of Tavares.

Also forced us to ditch Marleau with a 1st instead of waiting one more year. The knock on effects of that signing are catastrophic

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Just a shame many of us fans that saw the mis-laid loyalty years ago and wanted it dealt with then. Now the team is in a very uncompromising situation and it feels like we'll be starting from scratch, again.

It was just such a weird, unforced error. He could have simply had confidence in them breaking through without turning it into this whole circus and betting his career on them. Every GM values some players more highly than the fans do, but you don't see many of them needlessly tie their careers to them in such a public way. Especially players and a coach who have never won anything

 

[fahad203]

Every GM has a shelf life. His biggest flaw always been Keefe

Wish him all the best. But he was part of a management that wasted best years of this core

Not sure why ppl are crying. He didn't exactly take this core to the next level. At the end of the day, this is a performance focused industry. He's not exactly connor mcdavid of GM

Two years too late in my opinion. The entire management needed to go after Montreal fiasco

 

[sxvnert]

Well other teams wanted him. So I don’t get your point? He wanted to be a GM somewhere. Was he supposed to not advance his career? Toronto didn’t have to give him the job if they didn’t want to.

Same way Dubas didn’t HAVE to hand out the contracts he did to Nylander, Marner and Matthews.

Its a power move to force his way into the GM position. End of story.

 

[Notsince67]

Who is the right GM? Cup wins right? Holland looks like he is on the hot seat, we can snag him.

Yeah. We need good cap management as evidenced by the nurse contract

 

[Martin Skoula]

He should have held out on Nylander the entire season instead of caving first. The rest would have thought twice about holding out.

This is my favourite hypothetical.

Ok so Nylander sits all year and doesn’t have a contract next offseason, neither do Matthews and Marner. You think Michael Nylander, Paul, Ferris, and Matthews’ people don’t get together and say “your team has 0 offense without us, and you can’t spend our money on anyone in UFA until you either sign or trade us at a discount, also we’re all actively looking at offer sheets so clocks ticking”.

It would legitimately be the least amount of leverage any GM has ever had and would set us back to square one of the rebuild during a string of underwhelming top picks if he doesn’t cave to their new demands. We’re probably running a Lafreniere-Kadri-Kakko top line right now in that universe.

 

[yubbers]

Live look at Sault Ste. Marie….View attachment 710406

Dirty Zeke and the Boys

 

[keonsbitterness]

Someone do a wellness check on that Zeke guy, I envision him in the fetal position under a life size Dubas statue.

He accused me of trying to chase him off the forum shortly before he stopped posting. That was certainly not my intention.

You're welcome to return any time, Zeke.

 

[LeafsFan89]

Guy has practically no NHL experience. Is that really what this franchise needs (again)? I would prefer an established, experienced, respected option.

Agreed. Who is that going to be realistically?

 

[Brobust]

You guys better prepare for another Lou Lamoriello type of hire. No way does the GM duty go to rookie with so much potential flux.

 

[sxvnert]

Every GM has a shelf life. His biggest flaw always been Keefe

Wish him all the best. But he was part of a management that wasted best years of this core

Not sure why ppl are crying. He didn't exactly take this core to the next level. At the end of the day, this is a performance focused industry. He's not exactly connor mcdavid of GM

Two years too late in my opinion. The entire management needed to go after Montreal fiasco

His biggest flaw was his stubbornness.

 

[Racer88]

Shanahan is probably able to stay on because it doesn't appear that Dubas was fired/forced out by the organization. Keefe's future is likely to be undecided until the new GM is in place (him being here now isn't necessarily a guarantee that he will remain here).

That’s the whole purpose behind Dubas‘s comments About taking some time to decide.
they have allowed him to save face but in my opinion he was not offered a contract.
He didn’t work all his life to just walk away from his dream job because it was hard.
if that is truly the case then he is not suited for the big show and should look for a career elsewhere

 

[ULF_55]

I think he nailed the Nylander contract.

40 goals, and 86th. highest cap hit.

And the young man just loves playing hockey.

Hard to see negatives in that one.

 

[rumman]

Could be the best wake up call to these players
They had it too good, too comfortable

to the players: "your not in Kansas anymore Toto..........."

 

[trellaine201]

What about Chris Pronger as GM?