Toronto Maple Leafs: Kyle Dubas Best and Worst Moves as GM

Kyle Dubas and the Toronto Maple Leafs have made some pivotal moves in the past couple of seasons

When the Toronto Maple Leafs promoted Kyle Dubas to General Manager on May 11th 2018, almost two years ago to date, many fans questioned Brendan Shanahan’s decision to put the future of the NHL franchise in the hands of a young an inexperienced GM.

It is important to remember that a lot of the foundation of this team that Kyle Dubas has inherited would not be the same without Lou Lamoriello’s impact in his short time with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In just two seasons, Lamoriello took on what seemed to be an impossible situation in Toronto, where P.A. Parenteau was second in points behind Nazem Kadri, and eventually built a large portion of the contending team they have today.

Dubas has been under fire for a lot of decisions he has made in his short time with the Toronto Maple Leafs, including his supposed inability to sort out a cap situation that bodes well for the entire team to grow, rather than investing a major portion of their money in just a few players.

While a lot of the criticism on Dubas’ decisions have been warranted, there are still some situations where he has handled adversity very well, and those are worth highlighting just as much as his failures.

On that note, let’s take a look at some of Kyle Dubas’ best and worst moments during his time as General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs.