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Originally Posted by Wolven
He has failed pretty hard over there. Most of his success could be attributed to Dubas' effort to build the roster... and since he took over what has he really done to make things better?
Goaltending continues to be suspect.
Their D is not very good and additions like OEL and Carlo have not salvaged the situation.
He basically walked another star player to UFA and the team is in shambles now, likely because he could not retain Marner.
Their prospect pipeline is non-existent.
I don't really see a move that makes me think he has "won" or "made the team better". Look at the two trade he made to with 1st round picks:
The Carlo trade looks like a massive loss as Carlo is playing terribly and Minten would be 5th on the Leafs for scoring with his 14 goals... the 1st rounder will be devastating if/when Boston selects a good player to pummel the Leafs for years to come.
The Laughton trade is not much better. 2 goals in 20 games last year and only 8 goals this season. Grebenkin does not have as many goals but he has more points this season AND the Flayers have the Leafs 2027 1st.
In both trades, the player that BT sent out looks better than the player that came in and those 1st round picks will be devastating if the Leafs continue to be bad.
Honestly, this should be the end of his career as a NHL GM.
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Nah. He's done well enough to earn more chances. He hasn't been an absolute failure. Stan Bowman... I don't know how he'll ever get another job... but probably will.