{"id":9155,"date":"2023-05-24T04:16:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T08:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9155"},"modified":"2023-05-24T05:23:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T09:23:21","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-ex-gm-kyle-dubas-keeps-quiet-on-sacking-reasons-in-first-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/toronto-maple-leafs-ex-gm-kyle-dubas-keeps-quiet-on-sacking-reasons-in-first-statement","title":{"rendered":"Leafs Ex-GM Keeps Quiet On Sacking Reasons In First Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/kyle-dubas.jpg\" alt=\"kyle dubas\" class=\"wp-image-6646\" width=\"285\" height=\"188\" title=\"Toronto Maple Leafs Ex-GM Kyle Dubas Keeps Quiet On Sacking Reasons In First Statement\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maple Leafs decided to fire GM Kyle Dubas after second round playoff exit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dubas released a statement on Twitter but did not take any pot shots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dubas will look to spend more time with his family now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/winnipeg-jets-and-toronto-maple-leafs-show-strong-support-for-lgbtq-community\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> lost during the second round playoffs, there was a lot of pressure on <strong>General Manager Kyle Dubas<\/strong> who had served as GM from 2018. Prior to becoming GM, he served as assistant GM with the Leafs from 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When reporters asked Dubas if he would continue in his position as GM, he said he was unsure at the time. <strong>Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan<\/strong> initially said that he was open to having Dubas continue as GM but a few days later changed his mind and decided to give Dubas his walking papers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were a lot of strange events that unfolded in the few days leading up to Dubas\u2019s sacking and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/hockey\">hockey<\/a> fans were keen on finding out what exactly happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dubas-releases-statement-on-twitter\"><strong>Dubas Releases Statement On Twitter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dubas finally released a statement on Twitter to explain his sacking but did not go into great detail.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">onward. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kHlCfe8Q0a\">pic.twitter.com\/kHlCfe8Q0a<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kyle Dubas (@kyledubas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kyledubas\/status\/1661013565086793732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dubas said in his tweet <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>While I understand there is interest surrounding the circumstances of my departure, I will not get into specifics of what I consider to be reasonable and consistent but private discussions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the days that I felt I needed to assess and evaluate my own view to the future, both with respect to the necessary direction of the Club and ensuring that I had the full support of my family for what I knew would be required in the offseason and years to follow, the organization, as is their right to do, decided to go in a different direction.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Dubas ended up by thanking staff, coaches and players at the Leafs for their commitment and passion over the years and said it was a great pleasure to work with all of them. Dubas did not mention Shanahan\u2019s name or take any pot shots at anyone in his statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dubas-will-spend-more-time-with-his-family\"><strong>Dubas Will Spend More Time With His Family&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 37 year old Dubas also mentioned his family multiple times in his statement and spoke about how his family has doubled in size during his time with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/hockey\/nhl\">NHL<\/a> team. His Twitter bio now reads \u2018<em>Husband and Dad<\/em>\u2019 and he signed of his statement on Twitter as The Dubas Family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary When the Toronto Maple Leafs lost during the second round playoffs, there was a lot of pressure on General Manager Kyle Dubas who had served as GM from 2018. Prior to becoming GM, he served as assistant GM with the Leafs from 2014. 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