Edited May 31, 2021 at 10:49 p.m.
Quoting: TrueCanuck
I'm already finding this whole take of "Dubas fails again"... how is any of this his fault?
He gave the team literally everything they needed to compete:
1 - high powered offence... check
2 - top notch defence... check
3 - incredible goaltending... check
4 - grit/physical players... check
5 - veteran leadership... check
6 - offensive depth... check
7 - defensive depth... check
8 - a player's coach that the team loves playing for and not an absurb jacksass... check
9 - bought at the deadline and gave up no roster players to show the team he believed in them... check
None of this is on Dubas. None of it. Keefe should be taking a lot of the blame for not playing the top guys in the right spot to help them succeed better. That's on him. Malhotra should take A LOT of the blame for not adjusting the powerplay and having it be horrific for 3 months. And all of the blame should go to the players for straight up not performing when they needed it.
Dubas should be up for GM of the year with all the moves he's made to help the team win but because it's Toronto and because the players can't do anything when it's needed, he won't be. Ridiculous to even think "Progressive Dubas fails again"
1 - high powered offence... That disappears in the playoffs
2 - top notch defence... Until Muzzin goes down
3 - incredible goaltending... Yikes, passible to good at best
4 - grit/physical players... barely and he fought it tooth and nail
5 - veteran leadership... agreed
6 - offensive depth... agreed
7 - defensive depth... no
8 - a player's coach that the team loves playing for and not an absurb jacksass... Doesnt seem to have mattered
9 - bought at the deadline and gave up no roster players to show the team he believed in them... They had to
But at least they brought in Wickenheiser to help with player development, because she knows how to make it in the NHL and wasnt just on a Canadian team that beat up on nations with 1st time womens hockey players with 1/10 the budget USA and Canada had