On Tuesday, Penguins beat reporter Taylor Haase revealed that Kyle Dubas has made it known the Pens are open for business and are willing to deal anyone not named Sidney Crosby.
The news came a day after the Penguins were absolutely shelled by the Dallas Stars Monday where they were down 6-0 after just 20 minutes and former Maple Leaf Mason Marchment had five points in the first period and six points total.
The performance by Marchment led to Bryan Hayes and Frankie Corrado bringing up the infamous Denis Malgin/Mason Marchment swap that Dubas orchestrated during his time as Leafs GM.
Corrado went a step further, identifying that the trade was made worse because of where the two players are currently in their careers.
Their conversation about Malgin and Marchment led them to reem out Dubas for the Penguins' current situation, with Jeff O'Neill making a very good point that has been ignored with Sidney Crosby having as much say as he does.
While Hayes did defend Dubas to an extent in that he was dealt a difficult situation to come into thanks to the mismanagement by Brian Burke and Ron Hextall, but that there is no excuse for continuing to try and patch things as they go.
With the rebuild seemingly about to commence in Pittsburgh, it will be interesting to see if Crosby and Dubas can co-exist or if Crosby calls it a day on his career in Pittsburgh to chase another Stanley Cup elsewhere. Regardless, the next few months leading up to the deadline could be somewhat of a spectacle for Dubas and the Penguins.
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13 NOVEMBRE | 2741 ANSWERS TSN Radio Hosts Eviscerate Former Leafs GM Kyle Dubas for Past and Present Indiscretions Are you glad the Leafs moved on from Dubas? | ||
Absolutely | 2279 | 83.1 % |
No, I'm a Dubasite | 162 | 5.9 % |
I still don't know | 300 | 10.9 % |
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