Confirmed with Link: Kyle Dubas Not Returning

[AuraSphere]

People will soon wish Dubas had stayed... Not many realize what they have compared to the rest of the fish in the pond lol

He was the best GM we had in decades

 

[Dekes For Days]

@Dekes For Days, @notbias @Twine Tickler
RIP

The only thing that is at risk of being "RIP" here is the Leaf's future chance at a cup.

 

[al secord]

The one thing that has become obvious....is Chelios was 100% bang on about Shanny.

Chris Chelios Discusses Reasons He Dislikes Brendan Shanahan

Remind me again what Chelios said please?

 

[Racer88]

Tampa is a mean bunch by everyone's standards

I watched the first period last night and they mauled, manhandle and cross checked the shit out of the other team and the refs just stood there and watched.
It was brutal. With the skill and toughness they have I see them going all the way

 

[Apex Predator]

I don’t think the Leafs will go with a first time GM but I would love to see Tulsky.

 

[ULF_55]

Chayka kind of makes sense, another analytics guy.

Now he might not know what to do with full cap of money though...

 

[Buds17]

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

Why have him speak during the presser at all if he definitely wasn't going to be offered a contract? It appears to me that Dubas wasn't completely keen on returning either. It takes two parties to enter into a contract and I don't feel as though enough of a commitment was there from either side in order for that to happen.

 

[Brobust]

Remind me again what Chelios said please?

Shanahan is a politician. Something along those lines.

 

[notbias]

you'll never get the millennials to give Lou his due, guy's a 80+ year old and still grinding it out.............

Dubas inherited the core and a good team, Lou did not inherit the Islanders, this is what I am struggling to understand.

 

[DarkKnight]

The funniest thing I remember was how he built the Marlies into a champion, as some proof of how good he would be as GM. Didn’t make trades, didn’t sign contracts and didn’t draft, literally nothing to do with a successful NHL GM. Man the memories.

 

[Racer88]

The only thing that is at risk of being "RIP" here is the Leaf's future chance at a cup.

So Dubas is the only guy in the world that can get them a cup……interesting take

 

[yubbers]

What, he got $360k more than Pasta?

What you should be comparing is marner's to Pastarnak.

At the time that was the comparable. Even though we knew Pasta was still a level above Willy.

The entire precedent set in that contract negotiation made Dubas look weak. And it snowballed from there.

Then after losing a game of chicken....he says as long as he's GM he'll never trade him. LOL. Thank god the Rompa Room era seems to be over.

 

[BallardEra]

Why is Shanahan still here? Hopefully we hear him say he's been let go too.

 

[ToneDog]

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.

Dubas left us with 3 picks. I'm pretty confident Shanny and all the AGNs carry the mail until the new GM is hired.

 

[7even]

Dubas left us with 3 picks. I'm pretty confident Shanny and all the AGNs carry the mail until the new GM is hired.

It's not the drafting that's important about the draft.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

"We can and we will"

Dubas' famous catchphrase had nothing to do with winning rounds or winning cups, it was about spending 50% of the cap on 4 guys who let him and the organization down.

 

[al secord]

Chayka kind of makes sense, another analytics guy.

Now he might not know what to do with full cap of money though...

He might get freaked out when he walks into a 20,000 seat stadium full to capacity

 

[MCR74]

Expect the post Leafs Kessel treatment wherever he ends up.

Yep. They'll be performing a full reach around.

 

[Aashir]

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.

He overpaid big time at the time of signing

Nylander’s comparable was ehlers, not pastranak. Ehlers got 6x7
Nylander got 7.5x6, but didn’t even play half a year so he got 6.96x5.5

At the time of signing he was a 20 goal 60 point player, we just decided to be the first guys to pay based on what he could be, not what he was

He also proceeded to waste that half a year by doing squat. He was a huge reason we didn’t win against Boston, dude decided to be a fourth liner

He’s lived up to the contract now, but it doesn’t change the fact that he probably got overpaid by a 2 million on a 6 year deal.

 

[AuraSphere]

I’ve read speculation that Rogers was the party that blocked a Dubas extension last year while Tannenbaum and Bell wanted him back. So while also providing us with absolutely garbage coverage, they f*** up negotiations and our GM walks.

Really curious who blocked it at Rogers - I'm an employee at corporate

 

[Racer88]

Why have him speak during the presser at all if he definitely wasn't going to be offered a contract? It appears to me that Dubas wasn't completely keen on returning either. It takes two parties to enter into a contract and I don't feel as though enough of a commitment was there from either side in order for that to happen.

We are not sure of anything and will probably never know the truth but maybe they were still in the negotiating phase at the time of the presser.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Remind me again what Chelios said please?

He's very political and very much takes a politician style approach.

 

[sxvnert]

People will soon wish Dubas had stayed... Not many realize what they have compared to the rest of the fish in the pond lol

He was the best GM we had in decades

He took over a 105 point team that lost in the first round and ended up with a 111 point team that won one game in the second round. Big ****** deal.

 

[thewave]

The only thing that is at risk of being "RIP" here is the Leaf's future chance at a cup.

Really? You need to sit down have yourself a Bud Light. Just take a break, things are going to be fine.

 

[rumman]

Voted best GM by agents = biggest sucker

NHLPA man of the year ob numerous occasions............