Kyle Dubas Admits His Biggest Regret as Maple Leafs GM: A Small Trade From 2020 Still Haunts Him
Photo credit: Sportsnet video
Former Leafs and current Penguins GM Kyle Dubas revealed on the Cam & Strick podcast that his biggest regret while in Toronto was trading Mason Marchment to Florida.
Kyle Dubas’ Biggest Regret as Maple Leafs GM Was Trading Mason Marchment to Florida
On the Cam and Strick podcast this week with former NHLer Cam Janssen and reporter Andy Strickland, Dubas admitted he has “tons of regrets” from his five years running the Leafs between 2018 and 2023, but one particularly stands out: trading Mason Marchment to the Florida Panthers for Denis Malgin on Feb. 19, 2020.
“I know you’re not supposed to look back,” Dubas said. “The biggest (regret) by far is actually Mason Marchment. By far.
“That one eats away and informs a lot of what we’ve tried to do since.”
Mason Marchment had just four NHL games on his resume after years in the Toronto system at the time. Needing offense, Dubas targeted Denis Malgin, who had NHL experience but had never been a regular scorer in Florida.
The one-for-one trade was completed just weeks before the league shut down for COVID-19.
Malgin tallied just two goals in 31 games over two seasons with Toronto before being dealt to Colorado for Dryden Hunt.Marchment, meanwhile, broke out with the Panthers, became a 20-goal scorer with the Dallas Stars, and now begins the 2025-26 season with the Seattle Kraken following a trade this summer.
Previously on HouseOfHockey
POLL
12 HOURS AGOÂ Â Â |Â Â Â 165 ANSWERS
Kyle Dubas Admits His Biggest Regret as Maple Leafs GM: A Small Trade From 2020 Still Haunts Him
Do you believe Kyle Dubas made a mistake by trading Mason Maerchment to Florida?
HOUSEOFHOCKEY.NET
COPYRIGHT @2025 – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
TERMSÂ Â –Â Â POLICIES