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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 29, 2023 at 4:37 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 29, 2023 at 4:34 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 24, 2023 at 9:08 p.m.
Thread: The Time To Win Now
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>WhoCares_ItsAFantasyGame</b></div><div>This is how you see Dubas’ bad management skills. His core four are based off top 10 first rounders, Marner was luck when Phoenix passed on him and he was in the same year as McDavid and Eichel so they got a great player in a fully loaded draft year. Matthews they got from first overall as a franchise player…

Dubas made a mess in Toronto giving up their future and not thinking things through. He failed as an agent, as a GM and now we’ll see how he messes up Pittsburg.. poor them…

I hope they can clean his mess up. I do hope for the best in Toronto.. Habs are rebuilding, so why not hope for a Canadian team to win just to crap on Bettman..</div></div>

Dubas didn’t draft Marner, Hunter did. There was plenty of talk in the media that Toronto should trade up and draft the big center Strome. Apparently the price for moving up was too high. But if you listened to Hunter prior to the draft he constantly talked about Marner, who played in London, the junior team he owned. He talked about how Marner did what he did at every level he played and he would do it in the NHL. Hunter would then say, “that Barzal kid is pretty good too.”

Habs are in good hands now, but the mess Bergevin left is massive. But sometimes all you need to do is get the ship pointed in the right direction and things happen quickly.

Sadly, Bettman does not care about Canada one bit. He doesn’t understand how the passion in Canada for the game can be infectious if you let it. He’s too busy worrying about Arizona.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 24, 2023 at 8:34 p.m.
Thread: Recent rumors
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>gmurrayt</b></div><div>Do I really have to spell this out? That if Shanahan vetoed trades he didn't agree with, then he gave the final approval on if a trade could be done. He DID NOT veto trades he agreed to, he DID veto trades that he disagreed with. Is it really that hard for you to understand who had the ultimate say in all trades? You yourself posted that Shanahan vetoed trades. So explain to me how Shanahan didn't have the final say while at the same time he had the power to veto trades he didn't agree to.</div></div>

Listen little man, watch the Shanahan presser — he states the GM had the final say. There were a couple trades the board vetoed. The one we know about was Knies to Chicago and what a brilliant veto that was. Dumbas is gone, the Leafs will pick in the first round next week.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 24, 2023 at 8:31 p.m.