[Chris Johnston] Kyle Dubas says he has “zero issue” with entering this season with an expiring contract. He adds that he doesn’t mind being judged on his entire body of work over the five years he’s been leafs GM.
Kyle Dubas says he has "zero issue" with entering this season with an expiring contract. He adds that he doesn't mind being judged on his entire body of work over the five years he's been #leafs GM.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) September 21, 2022
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Big Dick Dubas
Kyle dubas strategy this year is just to cover his eyes and cross his fingers šš¤š». Interesting way to go out really.
Thereās a lot of mouth breathers who really think that our front office is doing a terrible job. If it was up to them weād turn ourselves into the current flyers
Sitting in this thread waiting for that boomer comment we all know is coming
Iām like 99% certain heāll be getting a new contract.
This is the right thing to do. Heās not fired but he should continue to showcase why he deserves to be extended. Thereās no obvious reason why he deserves that yet.
At first glance I donāt really get this given that itās tough to have a lame duck GM.
That said, I often forget that these contracts are real money to the people involved. The fact that he doesnāt have an extension in place (much like Sweeney and Wadell last season) is as much about negotiating compensation/term/benefits based on the seasons outcome as it about deciding whether or not heāll stick around.
Hard to believe it’s been five years. I like the guy as GM, I think he makes good moves that make sense, and I leave a lot of the blame for our lack of success at the feet of our players (not to mention random chance and hot goalies). I think there’s a lot of value in stability with management, but I have to admit that ownership must be considering a regime change if we don’t see success at some point. There can be no doubting that Dubas and Shanny are on the hot seat, whether it’s deserved or not is beside *that* point.
Itās 3rd round or bust for Keefe and Dubas.
So damn unfair how he never got a fair shot. 2 of those seasons were pandemic seasons with a flat cap that no one could’ve seen. He’s the best GM we’ve had in like 25+ years.
That’s a GM players want to go to battle for. They will playing hard this year!
I can understand the process but I don’t know if I’m ready to let Dubie go yet. I wonder if it’s part of a plan to get the players to dig deeper. Like Kyle has been so loyal to this core, and he wants to win badly, that maybe the organization hopes the players will respond in kind. They owe Dubas their best shot. He hasn’t once given up on either of them. Either way, I wish him the best. I still like the guy.
I donāt follow what the head office does to closely but looking at the team before Dubas and now, I think hes doing something right
Heās had a long enough leash, and itās led to no success.
Would there really have been a negative to giving Dubas a 1 year extension to keep him from being a lame duck GM?
It’s pretty rare to have a GM run a team without an extension in place and regardless of what he says, if the media wants it to be a distraction it will. Even if you want to fire him at the end of the season, the extra money from the extension wouldn’t be significant to MLSE anyways.