Posts About "Kyle Dubas"
Maple Leafs’ Dubas Was Foolish Signing Tavares
October 7th, 2018 Take the champagne off ice. Cancel the parade down Yonge St. Hold the deposit on the confetti blasters. As much as Toronto Maple Leafs fans are giddy at having John Tavares in their lineup, it’s a pipe dream to think that he’ll catapult the team to a Stanley Cup. Tavares Is Not the Answer The 28-year-old Mississauga-native has been...
Maple Leafs Should Just Trade Nylander
October 3rd, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs face two problems with William Nylander. First, he is an unsigned restricted free agent, who hasn’t yet come to terms on a contract extension with the team. Second, if Nylander does sign, as early as next year, the Leafs might face a serious salary cap issue. With the delay in getting a deal done, both the...
Dubas & Nylander Playing Game of Chicken
September 21st, 2018 A few months ago, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas made a bold statement. He’s now having a difficult time delivering on it. It was five simple words - “We can, and we will.” He was addressing the media concerning the ability to sign all the young guns on his roster. He’s got a roster filled with players...
Does Signing William Nylander Long-Term Hold Value?
August 29th, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs are trending towards becoming an annual contender for the Stanley Cup. However, a successful team has talented players and, for the Maple Leafs, their core talent is a trio of young players who are on the last legs of their ELC. We all expect Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner to get paid but the big question mark...
The Maple Leafs Dubious Dubas
July 16th, 2018 “We can, and we will.” That's how newly-minted Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas confidently replied to SportsNet’s Elliott Friedman when asked recently if the Leafs will be able to retain just-acquired superstar John Tavares and their trio of young studs in Auston Matthews, Mitchell Marner and William...
Maple Leafs’ Dubas Is No Revolutionary
July 15th, 2018 When will Kyle Dubas be just a general manager? Opinions on the first-year GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs seem to be decidedly split, polarised between the camp who believes he’s a young, math-obsessed disrupter and that which views him as a certified genius who can do no wrong. Certainly, he’s considered young and new-age for...
