Leafs won't win a round with this entitled brat boy as GM.
Not sure where you get your stuff from, but keep going. Maybe the Leafs should dump Dubas and rehire Fletcher full time, or Burkie?
Dubas has done nothing but show results in his short career and I imagine he has worked very hard to get where he is. From his turn around of the Greyhounds, to the new development system the Leafs use for their young players. The eventual Marlies Calder Cup victory, the drafting of Sandin, the trade for Muzzin (great trade), and the signing of Tavares. And guess what sports fans, it doesnt matter what opinions people may or may not have on how Tavares ended up a Leaf. It happened solely under Dubas and as such he gets credit. Just as people are planning on stringing him up for contract given to Nylander and blaming him for future cap problems, he also has to fix CAP problems created by his predecessor such as Marleau.
The biggest issue I have with Dubas is the Sparks decision. Dubas played the percentage on this one and lost. Determining that Sparks being much younger and having just won the AHL championship he chose him. But Im also certain they he and none of us saw both of our backups getting taken away on waivers. It was a poor choice, but it was for backup goalie and in the end didnt make a huge amount of difference.
Looking at this team on paper I dont think there are too many of us that think it played up to its potential this year. This team should have been far better than they were and for me the biggest blame sits squarely on the coaching (which was not a Dubas decision). We just burned our first year of cup contention and do not have a lot of time to play with to just see how things go and Im sure management thinks the same way. If Babcock is still coaching at the start of next year I will have far less faith in Leaf brass. Keefe has been Dubas' guy in the OHL and the AHL and I do not see why he wont continue with this combination of success.
