According to Chris Johnston of TSN, “Kyle Dubas says he’ll only work in Toronto if he works anywhere next season. It’s been a really difficult season on his family and he needs to be sure that they’re still onboard.” While there may be some potential discrepancy into whether or not that quote was taken verbatim, Pierre LeBrun did observe up with a tweet that famous, “he’s either GM in Toronto or nowhere else this summer. Isn’t interested in interviewing for GMs jobs elsewhere.” In different phrases, it seems he’s going to take a while to weigh his choices, and if the Leafs don’t come operating with an extension, he may take a while away from the NHL. “I definitely don’t have it in me to go anywhere else.”
Now, this doesn’t imply he received’t stick to the Maple Leafs or that he received’t pop up elsewhere sooner or later, nevertheless it seems like this was a making an attempt 12 months for the Maple Leafs’ GM and it was a troublesome season on his household and he desires time to talk with them to see how they really feel about his persevering with on with both the Maple Leafs or one other crew. Perhaps they need him to take a while away. Maybe they wish to be exterior of a market as high-profile as Toronto’s. There may very well be quite a few elements on the desk and Dubas plans to contemplate all of them. That features a potential promotion past simply being GM.
Because he stated he received’t be popping up elsewhere subsequent week in one other GM job, rumors of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ curiosity are fascinating. Another report by Elliotte Friedman famous, “I think Pittsburgh wants to get this done, so if this whole Dubas and Pittsburgh thing is real then he’s going to need to know quick if what is on the table for Toronto is amenable to him”. Dubas is taking his time, however the Penguins wish to get this carried out.
Were Dubas’ feedback meant to place much more stress on the Penguins to up their supply? Only Dubas is aware of and he didn’t touch upon the concept of changing into a crew President, which is one thing Pittsburgh may need to placed on the desk.
The different factor Dubas did make clear in his media avail on Monday was that if he does stick to the Maple Leafs and he’s the overall supervisor transferring ahead, main roster change is feasible. “I would take nothing off the table at all,” he stated.
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