There’s no way, evidence or not that I’ll believe kyle didn’t know he had some opportunity as pres in pitts.
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Smh. W.e
Volderon90
You won’t see him pop up next week
Arch-Vader
This guy used his family as leverage, then made a last-minute impossible demand on purpose forcing shannys hand so he could get out. Down vote all you want, this guy never wanted to come back.
TheGapInTysonsTeeth
Best of luck in PIT, Kyle. Hope you do well over there.
toedragrelease
Does Pittsburg have a GM as well? Or is Kyle president/gm?
Neutral-President
What a twist! Dubas wanted Shanny’s job!
madworld2713
GG boys and girls
picklesaredry
To all of you that downvoted me after I said that Dubas wanted shanys job.. here you go
JFMoldau
Lol, what a fucking joke.
JinKazamasWaterboy
It’s clear now – Dubas had no intention of staying here after this season. He knew his career at MLSE was limited as long as Shanahan was there, and made a counter offer in bad faith with a sympathy story to preserve his reputation.
HemiKooks
Lmao so all that family bullshit was definitely a public negotiation tactic on his part. Shanahan called his bluff.
thet1m
So he says to media he will only be GM of Leafs. Not sure he wants it. Then counters a couple days later.
Sure sounds like he knew exactly what the Penguins offer was the whole time.
If this was us, we’d be charged for tampering lol.
Natural-Departure-87
Your legacy is putting a team into cap hell, and a single playoff series win. I hope the Leafs fill the net every chance they get against Pittsburgh.
champchampx3
I guess you can put your family though it after all haha. I don’t blame him though
hogfl
The leafs are going to regret letting him go….
glue80
Ultimately he didn’t succeed enough as GM, didn’t take enough accountability of his failures by whining about family impact nonsense to take away focus from his failures, then makes his boss nervous, last minute unreasonable contract demands and accepts pitts job..yeah dude is a master politician
james-HIMself
Have fun moving your entire family to a new country after trying to steal your bosses job. This is an L. He literally has to restart his entire life with his family because of his decisions.
ArkAwn
Crosby taking a series of 870,000 x1 contracts all but confirmed
Purplebuzz
This has the Alex Anthopolis vibe to me.
Sirrebral99
Pridham is still under contract and Leafs would need to give permission to let him interview for their GM. After this spectacle I doubt Shanny says to his best pal Dubas “sure, come on by next week to have a chat”
He ain’t going anywhere lol
Melodic_Bowstring
It’s an inside job, Dubas firmly in place to trade Crosby to Leafs for Justin Holl and a 7th rounder
M0un05ki10
Can’t butt heads with the Shanahan if you become the Shanahan somewhere else.
howsshegoin
screaming, crying, throwing up
it’s an absolute black mark on the organization that they put The Dubas Family through all this when this solution was right in front of them staring them in the face
billyshin
It appears he wants to show the world that he was cockblocked. Now I really want to know who blocked his trades and who it involved.
Whiterhino77
This could be interesting. Wanted more autonomy as a GM, now he’s going to hire a GM with no autonomy
Zealousideal-Swing39
Congratulations to the Sault St.Marie penguins!
BobbyCrispyGuitar
I wish Kyle Dubas the best with his new position in Pittsburg.
JamesCurtis24
It cracks me up how irrationally excited Pens fans are over Dubas. Up until last trade deadline, all Dubas ever did was sign the core to bad contracts, acquire players who fit his “analytical hockey mind” but never panned out in the playoffs because they weren’t the type of players you need to win in the playoffs, and had a hard on for Soo players.
Against his good trades, there’s the bad ones, Murray trade, Foligno trade, having to give up a first to get rid of Mrazek, having to give up a 1st to get rid of Marleau, no great draft history etc. He had Pridham working as his cap wizard, and Shanny to offer guidance from above.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying they shouldn’t have desired Dubas as an option, but it just cracks me up how in one breath, they’ll think the team here is a joke, but also Dubas is a genius…
I think Pittsburgh is going to find themselves in a situation where without Pridham, without Shanny, Dubas maybe isn’t quite the messiah they think he is.
TheCarrier89
So he was gunning for Shanny’s job and Shannahan told him to kick rocks?
JoeRoganHair
People need to understand it was Shanny who hired Pridham not Dubas 😅
thedistrict33
T A M P E R I N G
TheGiftnTheCurse
He Wins a Cup before We Do!
Its so much fun watching us get wrecked by ex-leafs.
This is the pudding
hecimov
What will the excuse be now when Dubas builds a team in Pittsburg that can’t win in the playoffs – ownership holding him back?
alwaysferdaa
RIP Burgh
PoipuMTG
So that’s what he meant by “not popping up elsewhere”
vivlavid
Ok are we gonna have a rivalry with PIT over a GM? Could be the first time in the NHL
AustonMothews
So much for “I’ll be working with the leafs or no where at all” LOL
Seems to me, which is what makes total sense now as to why Shanny fired him. That little stint in the media about it “being tough on his family” was just some dick measuring negotiations tactic. It’s no wonder Shanny said his thought shifted.
richarm87
It’s going to be ironic when he doesn’t give autonomy to his hand picked GM.
Bradg93
Lol so much for “it’s leafs or no one else, you won’t see me popping up next week somewhere else”
Hungry_Koala_4000
Who cares really. He just looks dumb now from what he said before
satanhurtsmybum
Looool Keefe behind the bench in Pittsburg
Human_Manner_3370
Good for Dubas. I’d be lying if I said I wouldn’t want him in the same position in Toronto over Shanahan, so I am happy for him. I can see him turning the Penguins around before Crosby and Malkin retire.
t_toda_DOTA
And leafs trade Spezza for Crosby~
noocaryror
I think Kyle Dubas is one helluva force, lucky Pittsburg.
Nameless908
False he’s not working for anyone but the leafs this year 🤦♂️
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Next, he brings Pridham over as GM.
Hm, I can see pridham going there
And hence the offer changed last minute.
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There’s no way, evidence or not that I’ll believe kyle didn’t know he had some opportunity as pres in pitts.
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Smh. W.e
You won’t see him pop up next week
This guy used his family as leverage, then made a last-minute impossible demand on purpose forcing shannys hand so he could get out. Down vote all you want, this guy never wanted to come back.
Best of luck in PIT, Kyle. Hope you do well over there.
Does Pittsburg have a GM as well? Or is Kyle president/gm?
What a twist! Dubas wanted Shanny’s job!
GG boys and girls
To all of you that downvoted me after I said that Dubas wanted shanys job.. here you go
Lol, what a fucking joke.
It’s clear now – Dubas had no intention of staying here after this season. He knew his career at MLSE was limited as long as Shanahan was there, and made a counter offer in bad faith with a sympathy story to preserve his reputation.
Lmao so all that family bullshit was definitely a public negotiation tactic on his part. Shanahan called his bluff.
So he says to media he will only be GM of Leafs. Not sure he wants it. Then counters a couple days later.
Sure sounds like he knew exactly what the Penguins offer was the whole time.
If this was us, we’d be charged for tampering lol.
Your legacy is putting a team into cap hell, and a single playoff series win. I hope the Leafs fill the net every chance they get against Pittsburgh.
I guess you can put your family though it after all haha. I don’t blame him though
The leafs are going to regret letting him go….
Ultimately he didn’t succeed enough as GM, didn’t take enough accountability of his failures by whining about family impact nonsense to take away focus from his failures, then makes his boss nervous, last minute unreasonable contract demands and accepts pitts job..yeah dude is a master politician
Have fun moving your entire family to a new country after trying to steal your bosses job. This is an L. He literally has to restart his entire life with his family because of his decisions.
Crosby taking a series of 870,000 x1 contracts all but confirmed
This has the Alex Anthopolis vibe to me.
Pridham is still under contract and Leafs would need to give permission to let him interview for their GM. After this spectacle I doubt Shanny says to his best pal Dubas “sure, come on by next week to have a chat”
He ain’t going anywhere lol
It’s an inside job, Dubas firmly in place to trade Crosby to Leafs for Justin Holl and a 7th rounder
Can’t butt heads with the Shanahan if you become the Shanahan somewhere else.
screaming, crying, throwing up
it’s an absolute black mark on the organization that they put The Dubas Family through all this when this solution was right in front of them staring them in the face
It appears he wants to show the world that he was cockblocked. Now I really want to know who blocked his trades and who it involved.
This could be interesting. Wanted more autonomy as a GM, now he’s going to hire a GM with no autonomy
Congratulations to the Sault St.Marie penguins!
I wish Kyle Dubas the best with his new position in Pittsburg.
It cracks me up how irrationally excited Pens fans are over Dubas. Up until last trade deadline, all Dubas ever did was sign the core to bad contracts, acquire players who fit his “analytical hockey mind” but never panned out in the playoffs because they weren’t the type of players you need to win in the playoffs, and had a hard on for Soo players.
Against his good trades, there’s the bad ones, Murray trade, Foligno trade, having to give up a first to get rid of Mrazek, having to give up a 1st to get rid of Marleau, no great draft history etc. He had Pridham working as his cap wizard, and Shanny to offer guidance from above.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying they shouldn’t have desired Dubas as an option, but it just cracks me up how in one breath, they’ll think the team here is a joke, but also Dubas is a genius…
I think Pittsburgh is going to find themselves in a situation where without Pridham, without Shanny, Dubas maybe isn’t quite the messiah they think he is.
So he was gunning for Shanny’s job and Shannahan told him to kick rocks?
People need to understand it was Shanny who hired Pridham not Dubas 😅
T A M P E R I N G
He Wins a Cup before We Do!
Its so much fun watching us get wrecked by ex-leafs.
This is the pudding
What will the excuse be now when Dubas builds a team in Pittsburg that can’t win in the playoffs – ownership holding him back?
RIP Burgh
So that’s what he meant by “not popping up elsewhere”
Ok are we gonna have a rivalry with PIT over a GM? Could be the first time in the NHL
So much for “I’ll be working with the leafs or no where at all” LOL
Seems to me, which is what makes total sense now as to why Shanny fired him. That little stint in the media about it “being tough on his family” was just some dick measuring negotiations tactic. It’s no wonder Shanny said his thought shifted.
It’s going to be ironic when he doesn’t give autonomy to his hand picked GM.
Lol so much for “it’s leafs or no one else, you won’t see me popping up next week somewhere else”
Who cares really. He just looks dumb now from what he said before
Looool Keefe behind the bench in Pittsburg
Good for Dubas. I’d be lying if I said I wouldn’t want him in the same position in Toronto over Shanahan, so I am happy for him. I can see him turning the Penguins around before Crosby and Malkin retire.
And leafs trade Spezza for Crosby~
I think Kyle Dubas is one helluva force, lucky Pittsburg.
False he’s not working for anyone but the leafs this year 🤦♂️
And good for Kyle