Carolina's Jake Guentzel throws heavy shade at Kyle Dubas
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The Carolina Hurricanes pulled off perhaps the biggest trade of the trade deadline when they nabbed prized pending UFA Jake Guentzel from the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, Guentzel told the media on Tuesday that he never wanted to leave and while he's happy to be in Carolina to have a shot at another Stanley Cup, it appears that he's none too pleased with Pens President and GM Kyle Dubas.
Just a couple of short weeks after Sidney Crosby appeared to throw some shade Kyle Dubas' way for his handling of the Guentzel situation, Guentzel himself also had some choice words for the ex-Leafs GM.
"My intention was to stay. They [Penguins management] thought there was a better direction."
Despite Guentzel's status as a pending UFA, he never wanted out in Pittsburgh, even amid a re-tooling by the Pens and even after the team had slipped out of the playoff picture. To know that he wanted to stay certainly got under the skin of Crosby, Guentzel's most consistent linemate during his 8 seasons in Pittsburgh, and now some are even wondering if Crosby himself will request a trade or simply walk away or retire when his current contract is up.
Dubas has made quite the mess in Pittsburgh since signing with the Pens after making a mess of things in Toronto.
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MARS 27 | 267 ANSWERS Carolina's Jake Guentzel throws heavy shade at Kyle Dubas Do you think Jake Guentzel will be open to re-signing in Pittsburgh this summer after how Dubas handled his trade at the deadline? | ||
| Yes, anything's possible | 51 | 19.1 % |
| No, that well has been poisoned | 151 | 56.6 % |
| He'll get a better deal somewhere else | 65 | 24.3 % |
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