Confirmed with Link: Kyle Dubas Not Returning

[rumman]

hey, anybody looking for a New York condo??????????

 

[A1LeafNation]

-Core 4 about to be traded for .75 on the dollar.
-Smart GM gone.
-Officiating the way it is especially against the Leafs.

If this isn't a breaking point for Leaf fans...

 

[Advanced stats]

Well that's not good. All the best to Kyle and his family.
He'll never get the respect for it but he's built some of the best leafs teams in the last 50 years.

 

[Not My Tempo]

But why do we need to coddle the stars like that? The team needs a shakeup. We don't have to bend over for MAtthews.

Bend over? No obviously not. But if we don’t get a deal or trade done by July 1st, his NMC kicks in and then we are actually f***ed. A deal is harder to get done if Matthews doesn’t feel like he owes the front office anything.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

This is totally going to turn into an Anthoupoulos 2.0 lol he will take a year or two away take over another team and absolutely kill it. Let's pray we don't revert to a dinosaur.

 

[Apex Predator]

This is really, really bad news for the franchise. Given the juncture we're at right now, Dubas was far and away the best candidate to help retool this team. I'm gutted.

That said, can't hold it against him at all. He deserves huge respect for everything he's done for this organization, no matter what the skeptics say. Best management we've had in decades. Thank you Kyle.

if leafs lost in the 1st round Dubas would have be out quicker and were in the same situation with the same questions. What difference does it make about the franchise being in the same situation?

 

[DarkKnight]

I kind of wanted him to stay. Must be quite a day for the Dubists though, I’ve never seen a portion of a fan base so devoted to a freaking GM, was the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen in sport. So many shrines with candles right now.

 

[Skullz]

WOW!

This is much too late in the game though. I wish he had stayed. He has learned on the job, and will be really good for whichever team he works for next.

My choice would be Eric Tulsky out of Carolina. Incredible team, well run, and with a tiny budget compared to us.

 

[rumman]

Guessing this was his choice vs. ownership not wanting him back.

Also guessing that Keefe is gone whenever we sign the new GM, who will probably be worse than Dubas.

Burden should be on the playoffs here, not Dubas.

happy wife, happy life..........

 

[Leaf Rocket]

I hate it here

Yet here we are

 

[The Masters]

Dubas out first domino. Keefe is obviously now next.

Good day for the Leafs

 

[andora]

my gut and heart say that he quit. there are some monumental decisions that are to be made, and NEED to be made and i think that no matter how real the family/stress etc.. angle was i think it was enough to justify walking. we can build things up as reasons very easily - some call them excuses some call them justification - if he can live with it all good, but i do believe he quit

i would have been more than fine with him back but that sailed when he wasn't re-signed by say trade deadline. and it spiraled this week.. too bad, but oh well, next chapter. we will see how strong his structure really was based on the fallout of all the other positions

i am very happy that we can expect a coaching change - this system/style, whatever the f*** it is is not working

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Brad Treliving is coming.

 

[Apex Predator]

Brad Treliving is coming.

All hail Brad Treliving!!

 

[hockeywiz542]

What now??

Hopefully it means Pridham is getting promoted. CJ said on the recent Steve Dangle Podcast that it’ll be easier to sign Matthews if it’s the same front office that he likes and has a good relationship with.

Who is the likely candidate I wonder.

Dreger on Panthers winning in quadruple-OT, the Leafs still waiting on Dubas and more - TSN.ca

TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger joins us to chat about the quadruple-OT victory by the Panthers over the Hurricanes, if he was able to stay up for the entire game, the controversial goalie interference call, if Brandon Pridham will replace Kyle Dubas and more.

Brad Treliving, the next GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs - NHL Trade Rumors

As the hours tick on, it is looking like current GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kyle Dubas, may not be the GM of the NHL’s biggest fan base. The Maple Leafs need to make a decision soon on a GM with the 2023 NHL draft coming up. Decisions have to be made on Auston […]

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WILL BRAD TRELIVING BE THE NEXT GM OF THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS?

Darren Dreger was on TSN 1050 and was asked the question about Toronto’s GM situation. He believes the Leafs want to keep Kyle Dubas as GM, but if the workload is too much and he wants time to spend with family, he will not be back and a decision will be made either today or this weekend.

Dreger went on to say in his radio hit, that if Dubas is not back, they will NOT hire internally. Assistant GM Brandon Pridham is the logical choice, but they will look for a GM with experience. The Toronto Maple Leafs are in win now mode and they need a GM that can come in and do what is needed for them to be a Stanley Cup contender.

Dreger believes former Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving would be the perfect choice for the Leafs if Dubas decides not to come back.

 

[The Masters]

Brad Treliving is coming.

aka Bryan Colangelo.

Hard Pass.

 

[Trapper]

I kind of wanted him to stay. Must be quite a day for the Dubists though, I’ve never seen a portion of a fan base so devoted to a freaking GM, was the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen in sport. So many shrines with candles right now.

I’m sure the next guy will be immortal soon enough.

 

[DarkKnight]

One thing for sure, Kyle will never walk into a more envious situation than he did in TO.

 

[WillyC]

Put Vintage in charge of everyone and everything.

 

[Fogelhund]

I think overall Dubas did a decent job, some great drafting... Until we know who replaces him, hard to comment further. All that really matters is the team finding success at some point.

 

[supermann_98]

Guessing this was his choice vs. ownership not wanting him back.

Also guessing that Keefe is gone whenever we sign the new GM, who will probably be worse than Dubas.

Burden should be on the playoffs here, not Dubas.

The best thing to come out of this

 

[eddieO]

Our training wheels GM is gone, thank god. Hopefully he goes to a rival team so we have one less team to worry about.

The fawning over his mediocrity was bordering on cringe levels. This should've happened after the Montreal implosion but I'll take it.

 

[Ziggdiezan]

Looks like it was more related to Dubas wanting to take some time off than anything else.

Not sure if Prindham is the guy to takeover, has he ever managed a team in the OHL, AHL etc?

 

[De Montreal]

I could and I did

 

[keonsbitterness]

If he decided he couldn’t hack it anymore good riddance. Guy makes millions, can have a nanny, private schools, anything he wants and it’s still just too much for him? Like his team, can’t take it in the corners when it gets tough. Sorry. Wimp.

If it was the team, I’ll retract but I don’t think it was here…

I think it was the team, specifically the board.