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mel_vin
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Canada, ON
Joined: 07.11.2007

Jun 29 @ 4:33 PM ET
No one is saying that....

What people are saying is doubting someone’s ability because of age is ignorant.

- Santo_44


Agreed, but so is accusing somone is doing that when they are not.

Sure I stereotyped a bit on mellenials and I'll stop for the good of the thread.

Can we all move on now?
Santo_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.20.2014

Jun 29 @ 4:33 PM ET
i have yet to see a poster saying that Dubas isn't fit because of his age.
i think all comments are linked to his lack of NHL gm experience.. (?)
correct me if i'm wrong.

- MaximusAurelius


Keep reading then.

Or are you blinded by the hate ?

Edit: oh you are Max of course you are
Adam French
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Isn't Cooley 5"11? You know who else is 5"11? Sydney Crosby. - Scabeh
Joined: 04.06.2011

Jun 29 @ 4:37 PM ET
Speaking as an elder Millennial scum bag, I can tell you we are the worst female genitalias on the earth only followed by Boomers, Gen Xers, Gen Zers, the Silent Gen, the Victorians, the Hanoverians, the Cherokee, the Mongols and the Gauls.
MaximusAurelius
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: #FireDubas
Joined: 04.23.2012

Jun 29 @ 4:38 PM ET
Keep reading then.

Or are you blinded by the hate ?

Edit: oh you are Max of course you are

- Santo_44

please quote one post saying dubas is too young.
mel_vin
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Canada, ON
Joined: 07.11.2007

Jun 29 @ 4:39 PM ET
Speaking as an elder Millennial scum bag, I can tell you we are the worst female genitalias on the earth only followed by Boomers, Gen Xers, Gen Zers, the Silent Gen, the Victorians, the Hanoverians, the Cherokee, the Mongols and the Gauls.
- AdamFrench



Is Marner signed yet?
BrainSap
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 05.19.2016

Jun 29 @ 4:40 PM ET
Petrovic for under 1 mil would be serviceable as a7/6 flip with holl.

Trade nylander and zaitsev for Manson and whatever young controllable player that can be had ie jones comtios or a right handed center in Sherwood. Can pay marner $10 mil if need be hopefully for 6 years and have 3 years of a cheap top pair before having to seriously retool.


Hyman-Matthews-marner
Johnson-tavares-kapanen
Micheyev-kadri-brown
Moore-petan/goat-???

Rielly-Manson
Muzzin-dermott/lilly
Rosen-petrovic/holl
poopstash
Los Angeles Kings
Joined: 03.21.2015

Jun 29 @ 4:40 PM ET
After years of god awful management I think you guys are just jaded.

Dubas has not been perfect as the Leafs GM, but overall he has a very good track record thus far and has been way better than anything this team has has in decades.

What are his major blunders?

I would have liked to see Matthews signed for 6 years, not five, to facilitate resigning him as his contract would be ending the same year as Tavares.

I would have liked him to trade Nylander as soon as he signed him to send a message to the young guys looking at their next contracts.

On the positive side, he signed the best UFA this team has seen in decades for less than what he could have gotten elsewhere. I don’t care what anyone says, if you get a chance to add a Tavares in his prime to your team you do it and worry about the cap ramifications later. Now, it’s later, and he’s dealing with it. Paid the necessary price to fix a mistake made by his predecessor, and did so in a classy way that allowed Marleau to go home with his family. Immediately used that cap space to sign Kapanen and Johnsson to good deals that protect them (the most likely targets) for offer sheets. He also added a top-4 d in Muzzin with term at the deadline.

Give him the summer before you judge what the team is going to look like on opening night. The Leafs have a bevy of talent at forward that can be traded for help on defence. The Leafs are always going to be tight against the cap; at least it’s bot going to be because we spent a bunch of $$ on the David Clarkson’s of the world.

Spending money on star quality players is not a problem.
Steven_Seagull
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: AUSTON MATTHEWS IS A LEAF
Joined: 03.03.2016

Jun 29 @ 4:43 PM ET
Speaking as an elder Millennial scum bag, I can tell you we are the worst female genitalias on the earth only followed by Boomers, Gen Xers, Gen Zers, the Silent Gen, the Victorians, the Hanoverians, the Cherokee, the Mongols and the Gulls.
- AdamFrench



mel_vin
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Canada, ON
Joined: 07.11.2007

Jun 29 @ 4:43 PM ET
After years of god awful management I think you guys are just jaded.

Dubas has not been perfect as the Leafs GM, but overall he has a very good track record thus far and has been way better than anything this team has has in decades.

What are his major blunders?

I would have liked to see Matthews signed for 6 years, not five, to facilitate resigning him as his contract would be ending the same year as Tavares.

I would have liked him to trade Nylander as soon as he signed him to send a message to the young guys looking at their next contracts.

On the positive side, he signed the best UFA this team has seen in decades for less than what he could have gotten elsewhere. I don’t care what anyone says, if you get a chance to add a Tavares in his prime to your team you do it and worry about the cap ramifications later. Now, it’s later, and he’s dealing with it. Paid the necessary price to fix a mistake made by his predecessor, and did so in a classy way that allowed Marleau to go home with his family. Immediately used that cap space to sign Kapanen and Johnsson to good deals that protect them (the most likely targets) for offer sheets. He also added a top-4 d in Muzzin with term at the deadline.

Give him the summer before you judge what the team is going to look like on opening night. The Leafs have a bevy of talent at forward that can be traded for help on defence. The Leafs are always going to be tight against the cap; at least it’s bot going to be because we spent a bunch of $$ on the David Clarkson’s of the world.

Spending money on star quality players is not a problem.

- poopstash


Your first sentaece is fair....Im fourty something and yeah. Getting into more of a managment role myself now and seeing things from that side has been interesting.
Steven_Seagull
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: AUSTON MATTHEWS IS A LEAF
Joined: 03.03.2016

Jun 29 @ 4:47 PM ET
After years of god awful management I think you guys are just jaded.

Dubas has not been perfect as the Leafs GM, but overall he has a very good track record thus far and has been way better than anything this team has has in decades.

What are his major blunders?

I would have liked to see Matthews signed for 6 years, not five, to facilitate resigning him as his contract would be ending the same year as Tavares.

I would have liked him to trade Nylander as soon as he signed him to send a message to the young guys looking at their next contracts.

On the positive side, he signed the best UFA this team has seen in decades for less than what he could have gotten elsewhere. I don’t care what anyone says, if you get a chance to add a Tavares in his prime to your team you do it and worry about the cap ramifications later. Now, it’s later, and he’s dealing with it. Paid the necessary price to fix a mistake made by his predecessor, and did so in a classy way that allowed Marleau to go home with his family. Immediately used that cap space to sign Kapanen and Johnsson to good deals that protect them (the most likely targets) for offer sheets. He also added a top-4 d in Muzzin with term at the deadline.

Give him the summer before you judge what the team is going to look like on opening night. The Leafs have a bevy of talent at forward that can be traded for help on defence. The Leafs are always going to be tight against the cap; at least it’s bot going to be because we spent a bunch of $$ on the David Clarkson’s of the world.

Spending money on star quality players is not a problem.

- poopstash



mel_vin
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Canada, ON
Joined: 07.11.2007

Jun 29 @ 4:48 PM ET
Taxes, dam those taxes...

Actually funny enough about that Dubas touched on that topic on a recent interview. Wondered if UG saw that
mr.sir
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Vancouver Island, BC
Joined: 01.18.2015

Jun 29 @ 4:51 PM ET
Omg..... we actually signed Marincin

Hakstol too
poopstash
Los Angeles Kings
Joined: 03.21.2015

Jun 29 @ 5:02 PM ET
Taxes, dam those taxes...

Actually funny enough about that Dubas touched on that topic on a recent interview. Wondered if UG saw that

- mel_vin


Holy (frank) remember that summer? Every morning I would get to work and see 30 pages on the thread from the night before with international tax accountant UG explaining why the Leafs would never sign Tavares
poopstash
Los Angeles Kings
Joined: 03.21.2015

Jun 29 @ 5:43 PM ET
So Zaitsev for Ceci?

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Arctic_AARDVARK
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Everybody calm down, AB
Joined: 07.24.2011

Jun 29 @ 5:43 PM ET
CODY CECI IS (frank)ING AWESOME!!



WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
systemtool
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Real men always have to poo, ON
Joined: 09.12.2007

Jun 29 @ 5:48 PM ET
Kapanen, Johnson muzzin hyman and one of nylander or kadri. The way you guys make it sound, is as if this is 4 years ago.
- mykokes



Brown isnt too shabby either.
Sonto_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 06.29.2019

Jun 29 @ 5:48 PM ET
Sigh. It’s not something I should have to explain.

He said the Leafs should not be signing these “cheap” players as forwards and should rather only put money towards defence.

I said the Leafs don’t need any bottom pairing D but do need some 4th liners.

And I said Hutton in players of interest because of a Dermott which I clearly stated.

Don’t try and read into comments so much. Or just stop obsessing over me. Remember you don’t have to read.

- Santo_44

Come on man, I know more than you.
Noone knows what goes on in the room.
I like to dsagree with Fake.
Typical leafs fan......
Steven_Seagull
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: AUSTON MATTHEWS IS A LEAF
Joined: 03.03.2016

Jun 29 @ 5:50 PM ET
please quote one post saying dubas is too young.
- MaximusAurelius



dubas is too young.
- MaximusAurelius




Steven_Seagull
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: AUSTON MATTHEWS IS A LEAF
Joined: 03.03.2016

Jun 29 @ 5:50 PM ET
Come on man, I know more than you.
Noone knows what goes on in the room.
I like to dsagree with Fake.
Typical leafs fan......

- Sonto_44



poopstash
Los Angeles Kings
Joined: 03.21.2015

Jun 29 @ 5:51 PM ET

- Steven_Seagull


If dubas trades Zaitsev for Ceci straight up, is he experienced enough yet? 😂
systemtool
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Real men always have to poo, ON
Joined: 09.12.2007

Jun 29 @ 5:51 PM ET
CODY CECI IS (frank)ING AWESOME!!



WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

- Arctic_AARDVARK



Is that the rumour? Sens would have to add ...
Steven_Seagull
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: AUSTON MATTHEWS IS A LEAF
Joined: 03.03.2016

Jun 29 @ 5:52 PM ET
If dubas trades Zaitsev for Ceci straight up, is he experienced enough yet? 😂
- poopstash



I hope Dubas doesn’t do that. Like what toolsie said, Sens need to add.
systemtool
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Real men always have to poo, ON
Joined: 09.12.2007

Jun 29 @ 5:52 PM ET
If dubas trades Zaitsev for Ceci straight up, is he experienced enough yet? 😂
- poopstash

LeafGuy89
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 05.13.2017

Jun 29 @ 5:52 PM ET
CODY CECI IS (frank)ING AWESOME!!



WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

- Arctic_AARDVARK




21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

Jun 29 @ 5:56 PM ET
DUUUBASS FOR PRESIDENT!!!
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