Picking up on the Kyle Dumbas talk from the previous thread, I agree with some. The shine is starting to wear off the apparent wonder kid. He always struck me as more of a used slick talking car salesman rather than an actual NHL GM.
He has done little since he took over instead make the Leafs softer. You are not going far in the playoffs without some toughness. Something a Lou Lamoriello team had. Dubas has gave away assets for basically free. Leivo, Carrick, McElhinney and to the Isles thankfully Matt Martin to our benefit. Terrible asset management.
Let's face it, Pajamas would have signed in Toronto had Lou been there also. He was planning his homecoming a year out from the Isles. So it is hard to credit Dubas for this too.
All I know is he overpaid for Nylander by up to 1M based what Larkin, Ehlers, and Pastrnak are paid. He misplayed his hand by waiting to Dec 1 to sign Nylander, right now that signing has been a disaster. Hasn't addressed the Defence. Lots of question marks on him as a GM.
I think Lamoriello was light years better managing the Leafs and was certainly more respected by Babcock. I think this will become more evident in time.