Confirmed with Link: Spezza tenders resignation - Update 6/14 Named Penguins AGM

[leafan11]

Dubas is a little rat weasel very happy he’s gone

 

[Apex Predator]

There was 100% a conversation between them before Dubas left the leafs.

 

[leafan11]

There was 100% a conversation between them before Dubas left the leafs.

Yepp Dubas had this planned all along. Failing upwards.

 

[Burnie97]

No way.... shocked.

Spezza can join Dubas as people who don't care about anything but climbing a ladder.

Some people will say good for them but having credibility goes a long way.

And no I don't think Shanahan is perfect either.

 

[Leafs87]

I was always under the impression that the deal him and Dubas had was to get a fat pay check in some BS role after he took league minimum to play for us for 3 years or however long he was here. Same vibe with Gio. Seeing Brads comments I’m curious how his future goes here.

 

[horner]

Sounds like Spezza is off to Pittsburgh.

Assistant gm to Dubas shocking
Dubas was always going to be the GM , why didn't he just come out and say it.
To funny

 

[EGL22]

Spezza follows Dubas to Pitt? No way,shocking.
After resigning to spend more time with his family in his beloved Toronto he now moves all the way to Pittsburg,who could have possibly seen that coming?
Wait a sec,this sounds awfully familiar,where have I heard this story before?

 

[TMLeafer]

Lol! Sleazy but we're not losing much by way of GM abilities in Spezza.

 

[justashadowof]

One of the important rules of corporate climbing: never hire anyone you think is capable of taking over your position.

 

[geo25]

Kinda think Dubas had Pittsburgh up his sleeve already and Spezza will just follow him there.

Makes the most sense..

Dubas is a little rat weasel very happy he’s gone

Karma's a bitch...

 

[nuck]

Not a shock. I guess it shows JS was probably doing some useful stuff for Kyle. I wonder if ownership lets him assemble a battalion of AGMs like he did in TO? Good luck Spezz!

 

[francis246]

No way.... shocked.

Spezza can join Dubas as people who don't care about anything but climbing a ladder.

Some people will say good for them but having credibility goes a long way.

And no I don't think Shanahan is perfect either.

This is sports. I don’t think many in NHL circles view his move to Pittsburgh as a loss in credibility. Why? Most of the GM’s themselves have colluded or done back door deals to get their guys in management or sign free agents. I don’t know why people are so mad he did what he did. Half of you couldn’t wait for him to be gone anyways lol!

Dubas isn’t the first guy to do something like this. Toronto has been the beneficiary of management moves like this in the past too. Brian Burke did something very similar to Anaheim in order to come to Toronto.

 

[MCR74]

With Dubas running the show and Spezza as AGM, what could possibly go wrong?

 

[leafan11]

I was always under the impression that the deal him and Dubas had was to get a fat pay check in some BS role after he took league minimum to play for us for 3 years or however long he was here. Same vibe with Gio. Seeing Brads comments I’m curious how his future goes here.

Gio is most likely retiring that was mentioned before Brad ever got the job. Gio can’t play in the playoffs anymore so what’s the point of him playing next year ?

 

[francis246]

One of the important rules of corporate climbing: never hire anyone you think is capable of taking over your position.

Exactly why Shanny fired Dubas. I truly believe Shanny felt that one day Dubas could or would have replaced him.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Yeah, no way Dubas didn't have this whole thing schemed up and that Monday press conference was nothing more than window dressing.

 

[francis246]

Assistant gm to Dubas shocking
Dubas was always going to be the GM , why didn't he just come out and say it.
To funny

He did… he literally said in his press conference he’s comfortable taking over the GM duties and he will take over them in the interim. They will decide in July/August whether the organization needs a GM in the traditional sense.

 

[TimeZone]

Makes the most sense..


Karma's a bitch...

Karma for what?

Neither have accomplished jack shit here, Prindham was the number cruncher while Dubas was busy trading for the corpse of Matt Murray and walking Matthews to free agency at 26.

Spezza? Lolololol whatever he even did

 

[ULF_55]

Spezza always came off as a sincere and caring individual.

Congrats to the ex-Leafs asset.

 

[Menzinger]

Spezza picked sides early in the Dubas vs Shanny clash. So probably not surprising this happens.

Bit of a pity the Spezza in Toronto storyline ended this way

 

[geo25]

Karma for what?

Neither have accomplished jack shit here, Prindham was the number cruncher while Dubas was busy trading for the corpse of Matt Murray and walking Matthews to free agency at 26.

Spezza? Lolololol whatever he even did

Karma for KD & his lying, conniving ways. I also think Spezza will join him in a prearranged agrerment (my opinion)

 

[francis246]

Karma for KD & his lying, conniving ways. I also think Spezza will join him in a prearranged agrerment (my opinion)

“Lying, conniving” LMAO.

 

[BayStBullies]

He signed on to learn from Kyle, it's that simple. You follow your mentor.

 

[ToneDog]

He signed on to learn from Kyle, it's that simple. You follow your mentor.

So in 7-9 years Kyle should expect Spezza to backstab him ??

 

[francis246]

So in 7-9 years Kyle should expect Spezza to backstab him ??

How did Kyle backstab Shanahan lmao? Shanahan fired him. Not the other way around. He asked for more money and for Shanny to let him do his job without interfering so much. Maybe a hard pill for Shanny to swallow but hardly a back stab.

This whole situation seems to be really blown out of proportion and we’ve only heard one side. So until others in the organization and Dubas himself spill on what happened the last year or so. We can’t just take Shanny’s word as gospel.