Pierre Luc Dubois explains for his poor performance in L.A.

[bland]

i feel like getting 8.5x8 is a clear indication of what's expected of you but i'm just a pleb

It was a nightmare scenario as a Kings fan. We knew it was a terrible deal. We knew it was a terrible contract. We knew he was lazy and ineffectual at times.

But at the very least we thought he might try to impress at first. Dude cooled everybody he played with, didn't engage in traffic whatsoever.

I have been a fan since the mid-70s. You like to think you are rational and fair. Sure, we like to engage in hyperbole online and with our friends, but less than 2 weeks into the season I posted a "you know what, Dubois sucks" and meant it. It was the worst single performance I have ever seen. He just didn't care about anything. That famous Columbus shift clip was something we saw every night.

If you can see a fanbase almost unanimously cheer the acquisition of a faded 34 year old retread goalie with three years over $5 million left, that says more than any words can.

 

[Turin]

Dude sounds like he's either a narcissist or just a genuinely unintelligent person.

 

[I Hate Philadelphia]

I cannot believe this guy is an $8.5mil cap hit until 2031 and hasn't been a point per game player since...ever.

 

[Romang67]

It was a nightmare scenario as a Kings fan. We knew it was a terrible deal. We knew it was a terrible contract. We knew he was lazy and ineffectual at times.

But at the very least we thought he might try to impress at first. Dude cooled everybody he played with, didn't engage in traffic whatsoever.

I have been a fan since the mid-70s. You like to think you are rational and fair. Sure, we like to engage in hyperbole online and with our friends, but less than 2 weeks into the season I posted a "you know what, Dubois sucks" and meant it. It was the worst single performance I have ever seen. He just didn't care about anything. That famous Columbus shift clip was something we saw every night.

If you can see a fanbase almost unanimously cheer the acquisition of a faded 34 year old retread goalie with three years over $5 million left, that says more than any words can.

Oddly, I thought he worked extremely well with Kyle Connor. Put those two together, have Dubois play his bull-in-a-china-shop optimal playing style, and it worked out great. Then he wanted the bright lights of not-Winnipeg, seemingly at the downfall of his own career.

Reminds me a bit of Evander Kane. I thought Winnipeg had a really idea of how to use him to get the most out of him, but he just didn't want to play in Manitoba.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Hey Pierre,

Go out and earn your $8million

- the coach

 

[Goptor]

He needs a psychiatrist/psychologist. There are plenty of other NHL players who rely upon them. Not sure why he hasn't gone that route yet.

 

[Trash Panda]

Oddly, I thought he worked extremely well with Kyle Connor. Put those two together, have Dubois play his bull-in-a-china-shop optimal playing style, and it worked out great. Then he wanted the bright lights of not-Winnipeg, seemingly at the downfall of his own career.

Reminds me a bit of Evander Kane. I thought Winnipeg had a really idea of how to use him to get the most out of him, but he just didn't want to play in Manitoba.

Dubois just turned in an entire season completely opposite of “bull in a China shop”.

Dude simply plays hockey like he doesn’t give a single f***, and produces what he does based off deployment with raw athletic ability. It’s maddening. Guy by all accounts should be a Tiger, but he is a kitty cat.

 

[bleachdrinker]

Dude's getting paid $68 million and can't give 100% effort unless he's told to? Understand the fit may have not been great but c'mon...

 

[Oilslick941611]

If given specific instructions he probably would’ve complained about them trying to “change my game” or “smother me with details.”

Guy’s full of excuses and just a born loser.

He’s the definition of having enough skill to get by, but doesn’t have the worth ethic. He never had to work for it, it came easy to him and he expected to always be easy. Now that he needs to put the work, he doesn’t have it.

 

[bland]

Dude sounds like he's either a narcissist or just a genuinely unintelligent person.

I just don't think hockey is his passion. It's a job, he got his money, he quiet quit on day 1.

 

[Dirty Dan]

Dubois when his teammates don't give him a tap-in every shift

 

[kingsholygrail]

Isn't the first job of every forward to score points? He should focus on that. Then work is way to the other facets.

 

[lionsDen]

Explanations don’t excuse and excuses don’t esplain

 

[hirawl]

Oh wow. He's half-assing his excuses too.

 

[Faterson]

Watching Dubois play has always been comforting for me. There finally is someone lazier than myself. You no longer blame or hate yourself that much after watching him play.

 

[TheSmokingMan]

If Carbery can get 20 goals out of Anthony Mantha, I think he can get 60 points out of PLD.

 

[Pucklington]

I need someone to tell me exactly how to do my job...

 

[CanadienShark]

I get the hate for him, but at least here he's acknowledging his faults.

 

[PAZ]

That explanation isn't very comforting if i'm a Caps fan.

 

[DearDiary]

Work any kind of job from programming to accounting and you'll find most of your coworkers can't do anything without clear directions.

 

[Rcknrollkillnmachine]

You just know the Habs will be the final furlong of the crash and burn tour he has piloted.

Saying that I recall him showing a lot of leg to Montreal claiming he wanted to move there only to sign on in LA. Always wondered why that move to his boyhood team never happened.

 

[CanadienShark]

You just know the Habs will be the final furlong of the crash and burn tour he has piloted.

Saying that I recall him showing a lot of leg to Montreal claiming he wanted to move there only to sign on in LA. Always wondered why that move to his boyhood team never happened.

Please no. We don't need and don't want him.

 

[Oddbob]

The comment about not knowing what is expected is such a load of bull. You are expected to put up at least 60 pts like you had and be responsible in other areas of the ice. If things aren't working at the very least he knows about how many pts are expected based on past history new contract. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to know something like that.

 

[Oddbob]

Also, what hockey player calls it an exchange and not a trade?

 

[villacco]

Pretty amazing, that a player who has all the tools (size, skating, strength) to become a fan favorite, if he gives a f***, can't get it done and questions everything.
Play hard, backcheck, hit hard, show efford. It is not rocket science.