Dubas appreciation thread

[ToneDog]

My goodness, are you serious? Nobody said that his numbers were better than those offered. "Tavares/ROR/Forsberg/Ovechkin/Barkov/Nylander/Suzuki/Bergeron/Crosby/Malkin?" Each one of them earns far more than Kerfoot for many reasons, save Suzuki, and he's far from being an established player. Which, by the way, was the comment from my post which you avoided. Either my language usage is too advanced for you to understand, or you're purposely attempting to misrepresent. I leave it to you to explain.

LOL come on let's try to play nice. Yes, I noticed "established" and Kerfoot is more established than Suzuki but IIRC the poster said Kerfoot had better numbers that those players 5v5. Listen, I do not mind Kerfoot and I defended him this summer when some said that they would take a 2nd for him but I found the original post a little misleading.

 

[ToneDog]

I don't think that's what that poster was saying at all, actually.

that being said....

Kerfoot: EV 16gl/39pt/+12 pace
Suzuki: EV 13gl/36pt/+14 pace

and last year

Kerfoot: EV 10gl/32pt/-3 pace
Suzuki: EV 8gl/31pt/-17 pace

You are making it Kerfoot vs Suzuki which was not my intent. I do not mind Kerfoot. Original post said that Kerfoot had better numbers 5v5 than those players which I kind of choked on.

 

[zeke]

You are making it Kerfoot vs Suzuki which was not my intent. I do not mind Kerfoot. Original post said that Kerfoot had better numbers 5v5 than those players which I kind of choked on.

But his numbers are better than Suzukis

 

[BlueForever75]

But his numbers are better than Suzukis

They are. Kerfoot isnt all that bad.

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

What I have found intriguing with Dubas is every level he has been GM at, his club has set franchise points records within 2 to 4 years of him taking over. Unfortunately last season and this season are shortened so we can't evaluate on raw points fairly. That said, my preference for standings has always been winning percentage. Not points percentage because I don't like points for losing. Also you can't compare across eras.

All this said, was looking through and only twice in Leaf history has the club topped .600 for winning percentage. 0.633 in 1924-25 and 0.625 in 1920-21. To break the club record this year we'd need 36 wins. 21 wins in our remaining 35 games.

 

[meefer]

LOL come on let's try to play nice. Yes, I noticed "established" and Kerfoot is more established than Suzuki but IIRC the poster said Kerfoot had better numbers that those players 5v5. Listen, I do not mind Kerfoot and I defended him this summer when some said that they would take a 2nd for him but I found the original post a little misleading.

Apologies for the late reply, and apologies for the terse reply...time to play nice.

 

[cookie]

Jack Han with an interesting Dubas story: back even he was the GM for the Greyhounds, he and his staff needed to see if Darnell Nurse would be coming back to the OHL or if he’ll be staying up in the NHL. So they went to the Oilers’ training camp and were able to come to the conclusion that he’ll be coming back because none other than Martin Marincin was outplaying him. This might have impacted the shelf life we’ve seen from Marincin.

 

[Dave92]

I am (was) a passionate Dubas hater, who's pretty much done a 180 on him in the past 6 months. I still honestly have very little confidence that this group will get it done in the playoffs but i think Dubas has done a very good job filling out the roster.

 

[leafsfan5]

This is really the first year this is fully Dubas' team imo. The 2019 offseason he had to make moves to address the mess Lou had left in terms the Zaitsev contract (which led to us having Ceci for a year, not ideal) and Marleau's third year. This past offseason he didn't have to make those adjustments and in his first attempt he's been able to fix our defensive problem while getting great depth options. It's amazing to see

 

[Slyfox]

This is really the first year this is fully Dubas' team imo. The 2019 offseason he had to make moves to address the mess Lou had left in terms the Zaitsev contract (which led to us having Ceci for a year, not ideal) and Marleau's third year. This past offseason he didn't have to make those adjustments and in his first attempt he's been able to fix our defensive problem while getting great depth options. It's amazing to see

Agreed also having his coach in as well to start the season.

 

[Puckstuff]

Spezza - 1.5 million
Simmonds 2.0 million
Thornton - 3.0 million
Bogosian - 1.8 million

That’s what those players could easily be making but they all took less. In reality Dubas got them all signed for under 4. That’s crazy good value even if my valuations are off it’s still huge savings.

 

[ACC1224]

Spezza - 1.5 million
Simmonds 2.0 million
Thornton - 3.0 million
Bogosian - 1.8 million

That’s what those players could easily be making but they all took less. In reality Dubas got them all signed for under 4. That’s crazy good value even if my valuations are off it’s still huge savings.

Yep Dubas did an excellent job there. Pray they are all healthy come playoff time

 

[LeafGrief]

I don't normally have a lot to say about Dubas. I don't care that he's young, I don't care if he likes advanced stats or the eye test. Honestly, I liked Burke. With the players it's interesting to point out how a guy is trending and what parts of his game are clicking and which aren't. With GM's there's not a whole lot to be said during the season. They are evaluated on the macro sense; it's the roster that does the talking. With the Leafs currently having the best record in the league I think it's fair to throw Dubas his props. The additions have been fantastic as a whole: Thornton, Simmonds, Bogosian, and Brodie all bringing value far beyond their cap hits. The team plays with a commitment to defense and hard work. Even with the rash of injuries to tons of our depth, guys are stepping up and filling in. Kudos to the coach and the guy who hired him and got the players.

Our record is speaking for Dubas and it says good job. Our prospect pool is speaking for Dubas and saying good job. The one that really matters is the playoff results. I hope that it says once again, good job.

 

[zeke]

With the Leafs currently having the best record in the league I think it's fair to throw Dubas his props.
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Nice post I just thought this line was funny tho.

 

[RogerR]

Spezza - 1.5 million
Simmonds 2.0 million
Thornton - 3.0 million
Bogosian - 1.8 million

That’s what those players could easily be making but they all took less. In reality Dubas got them all signed for under 4. That’s crazy good value even if my valuations are off it’s still huge savings.

It also shows the obsession over what our stars make isn't the end of the world at all. People always ignore what the other 40+ million will make.

And all the guys who took "Cheaper deals" for 3 years instead of 5 or 6 need new contracts soon and none will sign those same deals again. (Boeser, Point, Laine, Ktachuck, ETC)

 

[RogerR]

It's interesting that Kerfoot is being more productive than Kadri this year. If Kadri is playing like this in Toronto, is everyone saying he's regressing?

 

[ShaneFalco]

It's interesting that Kerfoot is being more productive than Kadri this year. If Kadri is playing like this in Toronto, is everyone saying he's regressing?

Of course! he also has one more year at 4.5 and then he;'s going to want to cash in

 

[Joey Hoser]

Nice post I just thought this line was funny tho.

Good enough for now... I guess.

 

[Joey Hoser]

Of course! he also has one more year at 4.5 and then he;'s going to want to cash in

Nvm: misread.

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

Spezza - 1.5 million
Simmonds 2.0 million
Thornton - 3.0 million
Bogosian - 1.8 million

That’s what those players could easily be making but they all took less. In reality Dubas got them all signed for under 4. That’s crazy good value even if my valuations are off it’s still huge savings.

Anyone out there that can Photoshop some hockey playing Leafs?

 

[zeke]

Anyone out there that can Photoshop some hockey playing Leafs?

Skating out of some mist into a pristine mountain lake ice rink.

 

[Gary Nylund]

It's interesting that Kerfoot is being more productive than Kadri this year. If Kadri is playing like this in Toronto, is everyone saying he's regressing?

I would assume so, why wouldn't that be the case? If he's regressing then he's regressing, what difference does it make where he's playing?

 

[zeke]

Since trade:

Even Strength

Kadri: 13:17toi, -3.3zdiff, 48.7xgf% (-3.3rel), 21gl/38pt/-5 pace
Kerf: 12:56toi, -1.8zdiff, 50.4xgf% (-1.3rel), 11gl/33pt/+1 pace

Special Teams

Kadri: PP 3:56toi, 9gl/19pt pace --- PK 0:07toi
Kerf: PP 1:10toi, 1gl/4pt pace ----- PK 0:37toi

 

[Martin Skoula]

Since trade:

Even Strength

Kadri: 13:17toi, -3.3zdiff, 48.7xgf% (-3.3rel), 21gl/38pt/-5 pace
Kerf: 12:56toi, -1.8zdiff, 50.4xgf% (-1.3rel), 11gl/33pt/+1 pace

Special Teams

Kadri: PP 3:56toi, 9gl/19pt pace --- PK 0:07toi
Kerf: PP 1:10toi, 1gl/4pt pace ----- PK 0:37toi

Most importantly:

Kerfoot: 2 game suspension
Kadri: 0 games suspended

Who's the real gritty loose cannon here?

 

[Twine Tickler]

KD has to be considered early favorite for executive of the year. He has assembled a deep roster that has to this point withstood many injuries, and has the best record in the NHL. All while being a "cap strapped" team with a flat cap...