Leafs Offseason: Alot of big decisions, 17 key ones [Dubas(gone), Matthews, Marner, Nylander are biggies]

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[Martin Skoula]

Im happy to hear. Calgary builds a tougher team with more compete with less.

Do we get Kadris back?

Calgary is a middling bubble team with no prospect pool and several boat anchor contracts preventing them from competing seriously for the better part of the next decade.

 

[Tak7]

Im happy to hear. Calgary builds a tougher team with more compete with less.

Do we get Kadris back?

Calgary represent the very definition of mid. Average. Bubble.

That's what Treliving built after years there.

 

[TheGreatOne11]

Seems like the reports of the Team being caught off guard by his comments at the presser are true. As with his wording he was taking time to think about his tenure here and his future.

This wording is the Team saying F that if you're not all in, we'll find someone that is, and moved on before his decision was made, which I can respect as an organization, Dubas should have made his mind up by now.

It's unfortunate timing as the boys loved him and this throws a massive wrench into getting extensions done before July 1st.

 

[Dion TheFluff]

wow! Be interesting to see who the next guy is? Overall I don't think Dubas was as bad as what some people would make him out to be to be. Sure he had some blunders but most GM's do.

Hopefully the new guy is better at negotiating contracts with core players. Will be an interesting few weeks

 

[nuck]

Would you move him on retaining half? $2.35 dead space this year is probably better then $2m next year with new contracts firing up.

Its a tough pill because unlike the front loaded Leaf deals there would be $3M owed even at 50%. The sweetener required is the thing because they have dealt so many picks. Buriable money where the new club had to eat around $1M would have a low cost and a bunch of interested parties but $3M probably means the next club would expect him to play and his again reinforced rep as an egg shell would make that extremely unlikely. I think his next deal will be somewhere for league minimum.

If they make it their goal to save $2M in moving one of the big 3 its more asset friendly.

 

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Maple Leafs part ways with GM Kyle Dubas: Why now and what comes next for team, coach

Dubas’s contract is set to expire on June 30.

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Why did Dubas and the Leafs part ways?

In what we assume was Dubas’ final press conference as Leafs GM, he was open about the serious emotional toll this past year had on him and his family. Elliotte Friedman, who first broke the news, would later report that Dubas told MLSE any decision on his future would only come after a lengthy conversation with his family. It feels fair to assume then that — at least in some part — the toll of the position and season led to Dubas not renewing his contract with the Leafs.

What will the next Leafs GM have on their plate?

There are no shortage of massive decisions for the next GM. Should one or more of the core four forwards, two of whom have only one year remaining on their contracts, be traded? Trading any one of those players doesn’t feel like a winnable deal at first glance for the Leafs.

The next GM will have to carefully consider both the options available in a trade, and what kind of identity they want this Leafs team to have moving forward. And what’s to become of coach Sheldon Keefe, who was brought up through the Leafs organization by Dubas? Keefe only has one playoff series win to his name as Leafs head coach. It feels fair to assume that the next GM would bring in a new coach to suit their vision.

What they’re saying

“I would like to thank Kyle for his unwavering dedication over these last nine seasons with the organization, including his last five as general manager,” Brendan Shanahan, president and alternate governor of the Maple Leafs, said. “Kyle fostered a great culture within our dressing room and staff, and consistently pushed to make our team better season over season. We wish Kyle and his family the best moving forward and thank him for his valuable contributions.”

 

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Dreger on Panthers winning in quadruple-OT, the Leafs still waiting on Dubas and more - TSN.ca

TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger joins us to chat about the quadruple-OT victory by the Panthers over the Hurricanes, if he was able to stay up for the entire game, the controversial goalie interference call, if Brandon Pridham will replace Kyle Dubas and more.

Brad Treliving, the next GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs - NHL Trade Rumors

As the hours tick on, it is looking like current GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kyle Dubas, may not be the GM of the NHL’s biggest fan base. The Maple Leafs need to make a decision soon on a GM with the 2023 NHL draft coming up. Decisions have to be made on Auston […]

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WILL BRAD TRELIVING BE THE NEXT GM OF THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS?

Darren Dreger was on TSN 1050 and was asked the question about Toronto’s GM situation. He believes the Leafs want to keep Kyle Dubas as GM, but if the workload is too much and he wants time to spend with family, he will not be back and a decision will be made either today or this weekend.

Dreger went on to say in his radio hit, that if Dubas is not back, they will NOT hire internally. Assistant GM Brandon Pridham is the logical choice, but they will look for a GM with experience. The Toronto Maple Leafs are in win now mode and they need a GM that can come in and do what is needed for them to be a Stanley Cup contender.

Dreger believes former Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving would be the perfect choice for the Leafs if Dubas decides not to come back.

Didn't Dreger say that KD had a deal in his hand. Eklund 2.0

 

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Dubas will not return as general manager of the Maple Leafs - TSN.ca

Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan announced Friday that the Maple Leafs have decided to part ways with Kyle Dubas ahead of his contract expiring on June 30. Leafs Lunch on TSN 1050 reacts to the breaking news.

 

[Dayjobdave]

Didn't Dreger say that KD had a deal in his hand. Eklund 2.0

I think Dubas did have a deal in hand. I also think that Shanny gave him until noon Friday to decide, and when he didn't get an answer they pulled it.

I think at that point they pretty much had to.

This is now 2 GMs that went to full term without extension from Shanahan, with a lame-duck year thrown in at the end.

It's time to ask the Shanahan question as well. .

 

[29Potvin]

I could see Dubas and Keefe in Ottawa once they have new ownership

 

[phillipmike]

I could see Dubas and Keefe in Ottawa once they have new ownership

Lets hope so. The Battle of Ontario will be great because we will beat them all the time with these guys leading them.

 

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McLennan on how Dubas' exit impacts Matthews, Shanahan's next steps - TSN.ca

TSN Hockey analyst Jamie McLennan joins Leafs Lunch to weigh in on the Maple Leafs decision to part way with general manager Kyle Dubas, discuss what the next step is for Brendan Shanahan and how this news will impact Auston Matthews.

 

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Marek & Friedman: Dubas Out in Toronto

Jeff and Elliotte react to the breaking news that Kyle Dubas won’t return as the GM of the Leafs, what may have lead to this decision and how this might affect any Auston Matthews extension. Next, they look back on Sergei Bobrovsky’s performance in Game One, why this series is shaping up to be a long one and how Carolina will play Florida tough. To finish, Jeff and Elliotte discuss Clayton Keller wanting clarity on the Coyotes’ situation and Shane Doan’s future in Arizona.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

 

[Trapper]

Didn't Dreger say that KD had a deal in his hand. Eklund 2.0

He had something in his hand and now he’s leaving with it.

 

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[HamiltonNHL]

[Dubas, Matthews, Marner, Nylander are biggies]​

Dubas gone.
Nobody left to deal with the young 3.

This is not looking good.

 

[Rare Jewel]

What?

 

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LEAFS PART WAYS WITH GM KYLE DUBAS | INSTANT REACTION WITH FRANK SERAVALLI

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Nick Alberga & NHL Insider Frank Seravalli dissect Friday's mid-day bombshell; Kyle Dubas is out as the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

 

[ShaneFalco]

McLennan on how Dubas' exit impacts Matthews, Shanahan's next steps - TSN.ca

TSN Hockey analyst Jamie McLennan joins Leafs Lunch to weigh in on the Maple Leafs decision to part way with general manager Kyle Dubas, discuss what the next step is for Brendan Shanahan and how this news will impact Auston Matthews.

Why would it if he loves Toronto and wants to be here ?

 

[HolyCrap]

Wow very surprising. I thought he would be back.

Next GM going to have a f***ing crazy next few weeks

Really? This was very obvious. Glad he won’t be here.

Lets hope so. The Battle of Ontario will be great because we will beat them all the time with these guys leading them.

Exactly. Maybe they can take Holl with them.

 

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Hayes: Brendan Shanahan better have a plan and it better get executed quickly - TSN.ca

OverDrive's Bryan Hayes joins Al's Brother and Dave Feschuk to talk about Sheldon Keefe's job security with Kyle Dubas out and why Brendan Shanahan is now on the clock.

 

[ShaneFalco]

He's in no position to demand anything if true. His resume with the Leafs - talented, soft, core who couldn't win anything but the regular season, but he stuck with them anyway. A coach who was out-coached in every playoff series who couldn't get his team to start on time, or avoid getting goalied every year. He had no answers

 

[HolyCrap]

Pumped to hear Dumbass is out. They need to make a lot of changes and the rebuild will be tough but it needs to happen. Wonder where Mathews and Marner end up.

 

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