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Friedman: Kyle’s Summer of “Kawhi”
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Wait hes not getting fired? How does this nerd still have a job lol
capfit9
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he shouldn’t even have the opportunity
ManofSteel55
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Space Coyote
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He's a good GM.
There I said it. No, I'm not being sarcastic or joking either. He gets way too much crap because the team couldn't close, but he fixed their "crap defense", got out of the Marleau contract he had NOTHING to do with (funny enough that Lou gets no crap for this one for reasons), and kept their core together while supplementing their lost depth (Hyman being replaced by Bunting for example).
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HFpapi
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There's no "Kawhi" available nor is there any cap available
holdyoucloser2003
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Geno + Guentzel + Jarry and 1st
Matthews + Mrazek and 2nd
Leaves get playoff experience and a young goalie for cup run
Penguins retool around Matthews
Matthews + Mrazek and 2nd
Leaves get playoff experience and a young goalie for cup run
Penguins retool around Matthews
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I can’t imagine Anaheim would want nylander…. Not the type of player you build a winner with
"Kyle" is the worst gm in hockey the only trade the Leafs need to make is trading "Kyle" for someone who's resume is real instead of hypothetical
ManofSteel55
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I can't imagine Anaheim would turn down Nylander if he was offered. They likely aren't getting a better offer than that for him.
He got out of the Marleau contract by paying a 1st so he could keep players like Kap and Johnsson who did nothing really for them and ended up trading anyways?
SensontheRush
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Problem with Dubas is that his contract negotiations are awful, which is pretty much the principle part of the job unfortunately. He's great in every other aspect.
He will sign Joe Thornton again
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I get the comparison where you've tried and tried with the same core and you try to make a big-time change to shake things up.
But the stars seriously fell in line for Kawhi to both a) make it to Toronto that year and b) win a championship there. I don't know what a similar move would look like for the Leafs this summer, but fair play to Dubas if he can right the ship.
But the stars seriously fell in line for Kawhi to both a) make it to Toronto that year and b) win a championship there. I don't know what a similar move would look like for the Leafs this summer, but fair play to Dubas if he can right the ship.
leafsfan5
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Like most GMs he has pros and cons. He's done a lot of good in Toronto (like you mentioned). But, he's also done some not so good things (Matthews/Marner deals). If he does leave Toronto and gets another job somewhere else people will be pleasantly surprised with how he does imo
Dubas is bad for the league. He single handely increased player salaries with the deals he gave out.
mattydamon
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JT Miller on his way to the 6ix.
DickSmehlik
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Headline in May of 2023: “Can’t wait to see what magic Dubas has up his sleeve to fix this team this after another disappointing first round exit”.
StickShift
In a pickle 🥒
I agree there isn’t a “Kawhi” out there—but I do think that JT Miller at 50% retention would be the best impact option given the cap constraints.
MardyBum
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Maybe in Free Agency in 2 years. The Jets aren't trading Hellebuyck.
MardyBum
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I guess there's a chance he trades Nylander but outside of that no space for a big move. No chance he trades Marner or Matthews.
