Seravalli bodies Kyle Dubas

[BraveCanadian]

A kid who was given the keys to a kingdom on the rise failed, and was then given the keys to another kingdom on the decline (along with more money and a better title).. failed again?

Shocking.

I don't know how Dubas talked his way into these jobs but I am jealous at him making multiple millions a year doing a job anyone could do while I am stuck working for a living.

 

[MCR74]

From Dubas' viewpoint, it was either to be an NHL general manager or the assistant manager at the Burger King ... but BK wasn't hiring.

His analytics background is much more suited to Burger King.

 

[MCR74]

I don't read or listen to anything by Seravalli any more.

He's an ignorant fat pig with a miserable case of penis-envy for Kyle Dubas' success. What has Seravalli ever done that compares favourably with Dubas, anyway?

I agree he's a fat pig, but what success (unless you count Kyle weaseling his way into two GM positions)?

 

[PaulD]

Crosby wanted all his friends to stick around. Hardly dubas fault for where the Pens are at today.

Maybe so on Sid and his TWO long time buddies Gino and Letang - but how does that excuse Dubas deals on Jarry, Graves, Guentzel, Reily Smith, and so on.
Play station GM. Penguins will be irrelevant for the next decade under this poser.

 

[ToDavid]

There’s plenty of valid criticism but the fact that Seravelli opens the article with the “I won’t be GM anywhere else” thing and goes on about how Dubas was viewed as a “boy genius” who was “immune to criticism” (LOL) in Toronto tells me this article was written for jilted Leafs fans, by a guy who seems to have a personal axe to grind, not for any real analysis of the situation in Pittsburgh.

I’m as disappointed with his tenure in Toronto as anyone but people really need to move on. This is the type of article you might expect from a fan blog, not from a guy who purports to be a legitimate hockey journalist.

 

[Fatass]

Can Pittsburgh afford (financially) to fire Dubas? They might be stuck with him, due to their financial constraints.

 

[General Fanager]

He's done a pretty shitty job of not rebuilding! Even if the strategic plan wasn't his, it's not like he's tactically executing on it very well at all

I don't think Dubas has even started rebuilding. I mean when you have Crosby and Malkin and the gang you clearly go for it always. The real rebuild will be when those guys retire

 

[Voight]

He's really good at corporate speak so the suits from multi billion dollar ownership groups like MLSE and FSG fall in love with him. Those dark rimmed glasses were a great investment as well.

Post in thread '[Friedman] Pittsburgh hires Kyle Dubas as President of Hockey Operations'

Jun 1, 2023

This is a good lesson for you kids. Get yourself a pair of black framed glasses and hang around your local rinks with a clipboard using words like synergies and derivatives. You too can make 7M usd as an NHL executive.

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[qc14]

I don't think Dubas has even started rebuilding. I mean when you have Crosby and Malkin and the gang you clearly go for it always. The real rebuild will be when those guys retire

I agree. My point is he's done a horrible job "going for it"

 

[Voight]

That cliff must have been really, really tall.

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Everyone knew that Karlssons 101 point season as the result of playing zero defence and him being on a garbage team that only cared to boost his point totals so he could return more in a trade. Getting traded to any other team, let alone a half decent pone with talent like Pittsburgh was going to result in a point decrease on his end.

 

[SomeDude]

Can Pittsburgh afford (financially) to fire Dubas? They might be stuck with him, due to their financial constraints.

What financial restraints? FSG is worth over $13 billion.

We will not fire him for the same reason Mike Sullivan is still coaching, the team is overseen by morons. Being owned by a conglomerate of finance bros is not fun thing.

 

[Voight]

Can Pittsburgh afford (financially) to fire Dubas? They might be stuck with him, due to their financial constraints.

They are owned by FSG so money isn't an issue.

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

Duh. Is his next article titled “Hitler. The more I read about the guy, the less I like him”?

This would be funnier if there wasn't a movement, amplified by exposure on twitter, saying Hitler was the good guy.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Whilst I think there are absolutely fair criticisms that should be directed at Dubas, this really misses the context that the Pens were already failing when he was hired, and everyone knows he was hired under instruction not to rebuild (which they needed to do).

Then whomever gave him those instructions is the real GM and they should be blamed for the mess, and Dubas should not have taken the job.

Of course, even with those constraints, Dubas made stupid moves. The Karlsson trade was a full-blown predictable disaster.

 

[TooManyHumans]

I think it is true both that Dubas has not been good and that he has been placed in an impossible situation. There is no saving this team right now, especially with Sullivan apparently as coach for life, and there is no tearing it down while the stars are still here. The best hope for Pens fans is that the team continues to fall out of the Wild Card race and there is no other option but to trade away anybody they can.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Anyone pointing to the trades Dubas has made as evidence that he has done a bad job doesn't know what they're talking about. His failures come from:

1. His horrendous UFA signings, namely the Jarry and Graves deals.
2. His refusal to fire Sullivan, or at minimum shake up the coaching staff around Sullivan.

The trades have been fine overall. The Guentzel trade is looking fairly promising for the Penguins, the Yager-McGroarty swap looks like a positive as well, getting Tomasino for a 4th was great and Dubas managed to turn a 3rd into a season of Smith and a 2nd.

The Karlsson deal gets criticism, but it was 3 cap dumps (at the time), a 1st and 2nd for a defenseman coming off a 100 point season. Karlsson has been good for the Penguins as well, the team was just not in a position to be trading an additional 1st and trying to keep the window open. In hindsight they don't do that deal because they should have started selling immediately, but the deal made total sense when it happened.