Shanahan had also at times dictated certain moves he wanted made that Dubas didn’t agree with. Multiple sources close to the team said that Shanahan had blocked transactions that Dubas wanted to make at key points in the past several seasons, creating frustration in parts of the management group. On Friday, more details emerged on that front. He wrote:Īs reported previously in the aftermath of the Leafs elimination, Shanahan and Dubas had been at odds for a while. James Mirtle reported in a piece for The Athletic that there was friction between Dubas and Shanahan and based on Mirtle’s comments, it wouldn’t be surprising if Dubas was trying to create an environment where Shanahan was not so hands-on. He doesn’t think Dubas was trying to cut out Shanahan, but he wanted to make things run faster.īrendan Shanahan and Kyle Dubas (The Hockey Writers)
One of the things he talked about was streamlining the process of getting decisions made and that there were too many hoops to jump through and too many people that had to approve things before they could get done. Friedman noted, “Pittsburgh is deep in their search and there was a chance we could know next week, at the very least I think they’re going to reach out and ask and see, gauge what his interest is.” He adds, “I don’t know what the answer to that question is but I do think the Penguins are at least going to reach out to get permission to talk to him to see where he is.” More Behind-The-Scenes Maple Leafs Speculationįriedman also said that Dubas led an executive meeting with Maple Leafs’ staff on the Wednesday before things hit the fan which everyone assumed was a sign he was staying. Could the Maple Leafs’ top target for GM be someone who is under contract with another team? Penguins Want to Speak with Kyle DubasĮlliotte Friedman noted during Saturday night’s Hockey Night in Canada broadcast that it is expected that the Penguins will reach out to Kyle Dubas about his interest in becoming their GM.
Meanwhile, one scribe details some of the behind-the-scenes reasons the relationship between Dubas and Brendan Shanahan fell apart. In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Pittsburgh Penguins are narrowing down their candidates when it comes to their next GM, but reports are they’ll reach out to the Toronto Maple Leafs about speaking with Kyle Dubas.
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