Kyle Dubas

[inthe6ix]

True.

I think he made sure we picked Marner, non ?

No, I believe that was all Hunter

 

[Craig Button]

I wouldn’t say McBackup is “proven” either. He’s been consistently mediocre the bulk of his career and had a very small amount of games where he’s played very well.

Either way, I find it hard to say the Leafs made he wrong decision here considering all the goalies thry could have gone with have underperformed.

He's been a great back up for like 10 years now.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Yeah read that article. Makes him seem bitter. “The time to do it was in the Spring.”

Let’s see how it all plays out before we make assumptions on anything. Signing Nylander in the Spring meant no foreknowledge of Tavares, so it might’ve cost some much needed cap space.

This is likely Toronto media throwing a shade of grey over the interview. Would he be disappointed not getting the job? Sure anyone would. But he still owns the London Knights and makes a cool mil per year.

 

[ULF_55]

What's he done lately?

Maybe a big trade coming up?

We're into the hard part of managing.

 

[saffronleaf]

he better not screw up this situation with Nylander more than he already has

 

[Joey Hoser]

he better not screw up this situation with Nylander more than he already has

How has he screwed it up?

 

[Joey Hoser]

What's he done lately?

Maybe a big trade coming up?

We're into the hard part of managing.

Lately? He's been the GM for a couple months and made the biggest UFA signing in over a decade. What more do you expect? Blockbuster trades every couple weeks?

 

[trellaine201]

he better not screw up this situation with Nylander more than he already has

Nylanders agent and dad have already screwed things up lol

 

[inthe6ix]

How has he screwed it up?

Agreed, but it's going to look real bad on him if nothing happens with Willy and he ends up sitting out the rest of the season.

 

[rumman]

he better not screw up this situation with Nylander more than he already has

Dubas has handled this perfectly thus far, hasn't over payed, hasn't traded for scraps, hasn't wavered.

 

[rumman]

Agreed, but it's going to look real bad on him if nothing happens with Willy and he ends up sitting out the rest of the season.

it'll look worse on Willy, he'll need the remainder of the season to scrub the egg off his face. Maybe, just maybe he'll finally understand that he needs the Leafs far more than they need him.

 

[Menzinger]

He's been a great back up for like 10 years now.

Not really. His numbers are incredibly underwhelming (minus his time with the Leafs, about 32 games over two seasons).

I mean there was a reason why he was put on waivers when the Leafs first acquired him in the first place

 

[Craig Button]

Not really. His numbers are incredibly underwhelming (minus his time with the Leafs, about 32 games over two seasons).

I mean there was a reason why he was put on waivers when the Leafs first acquired him in the first place

Yeah, they had 2 back ups and went with the younger goalie.
10 years younger or so.

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

I bet you could look at the records of another 20 NHL GMs and say "What have they accomplished at the NHL level?" So Dubas is about even with a lot of other GMs.
Seems like a look of Dubas haters, think he has complete control of the Leafs. I imagine a lot of Leaf personnel decisions are done "by committee". And I don't mean the type of committee of previous GM(s) in recent times, where a committee meeting was eating and drinking heavily at corporate expense, and telling each other how smart they were, and the media was so stupid which let to the downfall of the Leafs.

 

[Slyfox]

Dubas hasn't cracked which is great and what I'd want from a GM. Don't give in or sell low. There's still time. Let us be patient. I remember when everyone was on Stevie Y with the Drouin situation and look how that turned out for Tampa.

 

[Spirit of 67]

Stamkos debacle,

We made a pitch. He declined.

How is that a debacle?

 

[Joey Hoser]

Agreed, but it's going to look real bad on him if nothing happens with Willy and he ends up sitting out the rest of the season.

If Willy is demanding too much and the trade options aren't there, then I'm not sure how that looks bad on him. He can't make Nylander be more reasonable, or force GM's to pay up more.

Also I'm not sure what you agreed with, I just asked a question.

 

[diceman934]

True.

I think he made sure we picked Marner, non ?

Not at all Hunter was the only one who want Marner. He stuck his neck out for Marner.

I biggest issue with Dubas thus far and he seems to have corrected it now. Is his needless sound bites.

Now he has a lot to prove with our RFA’s coming up.

Putting both goalies up at the same time on waivers is something I do not believe he would do again as he was left with no options.

 

[ShaneFalco]

he better not screw up this situation with Nylander more than he already has

What by not caving and giving Nylander more then he deserves? That's screwing up?

 

[GoonieFace]

We made a pitch. He declined.

How is that a debacle?

By all accounts the pitch made to Stamkos was an utter mess. Thank god it was.

 

[Spirit of 67]

By all accounts the pitch made to Stamkos was an utter mess. Thank god it was.

I've never heard it was a "mess."

I've heard it was a huge swing and miss but that happens.
Doesn't mean it was a "mess" nor does it mean it was a "debacle."

 

[rumman]

Putting both goalies up at the same time on waivers is something I do not believe he would do again as he was left with no options.

I think he made the best of a bad situation. There wasn't a good option imo.

 

[Joey Hoser]

Not at all Hunter was the only one who want Marner. He stuck his neck out for Marner.

Source? Obviously he wanted Marner, but how do you know he was the only one? It wasn't exactly going out on a limb.

 

[hotpaws]

By all accounts the pitch made to Stamkos was an utter mess. Thank god it was.

Link one account that said that.

The promblem with that pitch wasn't the presentation but the fact we had nothing to pitch .

And that Stamkos didn't want to come here and be looked at as the savior.

 

[diceman934]

Source? Obviously he wanted Marner, but how do you know he was the only one? It wasn't exactly going out on a limb.

It was mentioned. I am not going to look for the source but Shanny came out and said The choice was Hunters alone. Leafs were working on trading down if Marner was not still available as Hunter had the flyers pick as his next choice. Dubas was high on the big center. It was going out on a limb. Hell most on here thought he was to small and said he was a bad pick.