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TSN: Extensive TSN Interview with Kyle Dubas tonight.
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There are chunks of it already posted on the TSN site on Babcock, the captaincy and Nylanders contract.
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Some parts are already being discussed in the Captain and sign Nylander thread.
Nothing really groundbreaking was mentioned.
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Likelyhood of either or both signing Matthews and Marner signings an extension is not looking good.
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Kyle Dubas will likely work much like Lou Lamoriello did, where if you have time, use it. There is no real rush to sign the extensions. Especially with Auston Matthews. I think everyone knows he will be in the 10-11M range. Mitch Marner is a bit different, due to him playing with Tavares this year, and his production could go up, which is the same reason his camp would want to wait anyway.
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Bob McKenzie asked what the chances are of Matthews and/or Marner signing extensions before the season.
Dubas said it’s unlikely but they have had talks with their camps and will continue to do so and have the resources to continue to do so into the season and at the end of the day there’s no rush from either side.
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Ah that's ok. I'm in no rush, if they know they want to stay no reason to rush. If I'm marner I wait because he should have a career yr with JT. Matthew's may want to rebound from injury prone last season. But again if both sides know they are staying it's just numbers and contract quirks so why rush.
Kyle Dubas discussed the affect of bringing in John Tavares on the contracts of Matthews, Marner, and Nylander.
Dubas said some people won't be fully assured of them all staying until they announce, in time, contracts for all three players, however they planned extensively and based on their conversations with the players camps, they fully expect all to remain in Toronto long term
Dubas said some people won't be fully assured of them all staying until they announce, in time, contracts for all three players, however they planned extensively and based on their conversations with the players camps, they fully expect all to remain in Toronto long term
Kyle Dubas says that they are very deep in goaltending. Freddy will be on the roster, and one of McBackup, Sparks or Pickard will be on the roster, and they also have Kaskisuo coming who was a top 10 goalie in the AHL last year as well.
He says if they can provide the opportunity for one of those guys who won't be on our roster, a chance to be on a roster elsewhere, they will look at doing so.
He also said it's very unlikely they start with 3 goalies on the NHL roster
He says if they can provide the opportunity for one of those guys who won't be on our roster, a chance to be on a roster elsewhere, they will look at doing so.
He also said it's very unlikely they start with 3 goalies on the NHL roster
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Kyle Dubas expanded on the Leafs defense:
Says Nikita Zaitsev is healthy now, and looks very good, and expects him to take more strides. Says he loves what they have in Rielly and Gardiner, then you have Ron Hainsey as a stabilizing veteran. Igor Ozhiganov coming over from Russia, as well as Travis Dermott and then he mentioned he spent a lot of time with Calle Rosen, Andreas Borgman, Justin Holl and Martin Marincin, and they even have Timothy Liljegren coming up. Said he loves how they can all skate and move the puck. Dubas said he realizes it may not blow away people in terms of name brand value, but he's excited to see how they mesh together in training camp.
He mentioned Igor Ozhiganov has been in Toronto since early August and has been voluntarily at the teams facilities every day. One of the first to arrive, and one of the last to leave, so the work ethic is clearly very strong.
He said that given him coming over here and what they have seen both in Russia and since he's been here, it'd be hard not to give him a chance, but said they also have Connor Carrick who for two seasons has been solid when he's played, so he thinks both can be very effective players for the team
Says Nikita Zaitsev is healthy now, and looks very good, and expects him to take more strides. Says he loves what they have in Rielly and Gardiner, then you have Ron Hainsey as a stabilizing veteran. Igor Ozhiganov coming over from Russia, as well as Travis Dermott and then he mentioned he spent a lot of time with Calle Rosen, Andreas Borgman, Justin Holl and Martin Marincin, and they even have Timothy Liljegren coming up. Said he loves how they can all skate and move the puck. Dubas said he realizes it may not blow away people in terms of name brand value, but he's excited to see how they mesh together in training camp.
He mentioned Igor Ozhiganov has been in Toronto since early August and has been voluntarily at the teams facilities every day. One of the first to arrive, and one of the last to leave, so the work ethic is clearly very strong.
He said that given him coming over here and what they have seen both in Russia and since he's been here, it'd be hard not to give him a chance, but said they also have Connor Carrick who for two seasons has been solid when he's played, so he thinks both can be very effective players for the team
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- Kyle Dubas says he thinks both Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson are ready to be in the NHL, both played well down the stretch and into the playoffs. Says he thinks both are on their way to being excellent players, but there's also still guys ahead of them so they still need to compete to get those top minutes.
- Carl Grundstrom, Dubas said he played very well when he came over to the Marlies, and said he's only 21 so it is there job to still help him develop, but if he shows in camp he should be on the team, he'll be there. Dubas mentioned he also has an element that the team doesn't have a whole lot of, which is being a strong guy who can win battles in the corners but also has the skill to play with top guys.
- Says he is routing for Josh Leivo. Says from his perspective, they need to give him an opportunity to play. He knows he worked hard this summer. Said most players would likely be down based on the two seasons Leivo has had, but Leivo hasn't and elected himself to sign the extension. Dubas said he's rooting for Leivo, and if it's not going to work here, they need to accomodate him, but said he thinks it will work here based on the work he's put in.
- Tyler Ennis has spent a lot of the time working with their medical staff and development staff to get ready to go for the season. He was one of the guys that contacted the Leafs after they signed Tavares. Both Dubas and Babcock thinks he will fit in well due to his speed and ability to make plays, and mentioned that Ennis has a lot to play for this year, coming off a buyout and a couple rough years.
- 4th Line Center. Says the battle will be between Freddy Gauthier, Par Lindholm, Adam Cracknell has played that role previous times, and even mentioned Adam Brooks as a young guy who could compete in camp.
- Carl Grundstrom, Dubas said he played very well when he came over to the Marlies, and said he's only 21 so it is there job to still help him develop, but if he shows in camp he should be on the team, he'll be there. Dubas mentioned he also has an element that the team doesn't have a whole lot of, which is being a strong guy who can win battles in the corners but also has the skill to play with top guys.
- Says he is routing for Josh Leivo. Says from his perspective, they need to give him an opportunity to play. He knows he worked hard this summer. Said most players would likely be down based on the two seasons Leivo has had, but Leivo hasn't and elected himself to sign the extension. Dubas said he's rooting for Leivo, and if it's not going to work here, they need to accomodate him, but said he thinks it will work here based on the work he's put in.
- Tyler Ennis has spent a lot of the time working with their medical staff and development staff to get ready to go for the season. He was one of the guys that contacted the Leafs after they signed Tavares. Both Dubas and Babcock thinks he will fit in well due to his speed and ability to make plays, and mentioned that Ennis has a lot to play for this year, coming off a buyout and a couple rough years.
- 4th Line Center. Says the battle will be between Freddy Gauthier, Par Lindholm, Adam Cracknell has played that role previous times, and even mentioned Adam Brooks as a young guy who could compete in camp.
Dubas has a little stubble poking through. Maybe a sign for things to come for the players? 
Of all the things to talk about it's the first thing I noticed...
Of all the things to talk about it's the first thing I noticed...
- Kyle Dubas says he and Lou Lamoriello still talk, both as friends and as a mentor. Said the main thing Lou taught him was to not talk about what you don't know, in terms of getting ahead of yourself. Lou told him that people run into problems when you try to imitate people, to take the lessons you've learned, but still be yourself.
- Dubas said he's gone back and forth on the hair/beard rule and has talked to players about it. Says players won't make the rules, but the players need to feel like they have an opinion and have a say, and said when camp opens they will meet with some of their veterans and come of their younger players and see what is meaningful to them. Mike, Brenden and himself will give their thoughts and a decision will eventually be made.
- Dubas said he thinks it's important to have diversity in who they hire, because when you look at the successful organizations, not even just in sports, but the successful ones have a bigger pool of who they want to hire. Said he's talked to Masai and Masai bluntly told him to hire women, because the value you will get from their viewpoint will help immensly. Said the organization feels that it's factual based on different studies that diversifying who you look to hire will help the organization in the long run, but said that doesn't forego hiring qualified people.
- Bob McKenzie asked Dubas to explain the unusual thing Dubas did during the Calder Cup. Kyle Dubas said he let the players go home for Mother's Day during the Calder Cup run, to spend time with their parents. He said he thought it was a natural, normal thing to do, because it's not just the players, or PR, or coaching, or media on this journey, it's also all of their famalies as well. Said they had the time between series so he allowed them to go for a couple days. Said the feedback he got from the players and famalies made him happy.
- Dubas said he's gone back and forth on the hair/beard rule and has talked to players about it. Says players won't make the rules, but the players need to feel like they have an opinion and have a say, and said when camp opens they will meet with some of their veterans and come of their younger players and see what is meaningful to them. Mike, Brenden and himself will give their thoughts and a decision will eventually be made.
- Dubas said he thinks it's important to have diversity in who they hire, because when you look at the successful organizations, not even just in sports, but the successful ones have a bigger pool of who they want to hire. Said he's talked to Masai and Masai bluntly told him to hire women, because the value you will get from their viewpoint will help immensly. Said the organization feels that it's factual based on different studies that diversifying who you look to hire will help the organization in the long run, but said that doesn't forego hiring qualified people.
- Bob McKenzie asked Dubas to explain the unusual thing Dubas did during the Calder Cup. Kyle Dubas said he let the players go home for Mother's Day during the Calder Cup run, to spend time with their parents. He said he thought it was a natural, normal thing to do, because it's not just the players, or PR, or coaching, or media on this journey, it's also all of their famalies as well. Said they had the time between series so he allowed them to go for a couple days. Said the feedback he got from the players and famalies made him happy.
Dubas has a little stubble poking through. Maybe a sign for things to come for the players?
Of all the things to talk about it's the first thing I noticed...
Matthews and Nylander are already rocking beards.
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Interesting, this in part seems to come across more like a “players GM”, can’t see him doing what Lou/Babcock did to Leivo this last season. Will make him popular with some players (and may even help on the contract negotiation side of things).
Also that should put the nail in the coffin of Grundstrom making he Leafs out of camp - he’s going to cook another year in the minors
Also that should put the nail in the coffin of Grundstrom making he Leafs out of camp - he’s going to cook another year in the minors
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