Former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas has been outside the role for more than a year, but his time in Toronto is still following him. Now served as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ President of Hockey Operations and GM, Dubas thought about his term of office during a recent appearance on the Cam & Knitting Podcast With hosts Cam Janssen and Andy Strickland.
Asked for his biggest regret, Dubas did not hesitate. “The biggest … is actually Mason Marchment,” he said. Dubas told Marchment’s journey through the Leafs system, from an Echl project to an AHL champion at the Marlies and ultimately an NHL debut. But in 2020 Dubas gave him Florida for Denis Malgin looking for more skills.
The Panthers won the profession, even thought that Marchment had his best seasons in Dallas with the stars. Marchment developed into a productive NHL wing player, who had 47 points for Dallas last season, while Malgin is now playing in Switzerland.
Was the biggest fault of the trade in Marchment Dubas?
Yet some believe that the true biggest blunder of Dubas was not a marchment – it let Zach Hyman leave in the free desk. After contract discussions have been demolished about trade protection, Hyman signed a seven -year -old deal with the Edmonton Oilers. Since then, he has become one of the most important goal scorers of the competition, with four 27-plus goal seasons, together with a 54-goal campaign in 2023-24. He has added 35 Playoff goals in 68 Playoff games since he drew there.
Leafs fans argued that the $ 5.5 million cap was too much for Hyman at the time, but it turned out to be one of the better bargain agreements of the NHL. This is especially compared to the money that the Leafs saved and how it was later spent on stopgaps in the short term such as Petr Mrazek and Nick Ritchie.
The irony was deepened when Toronto Tyler Bertuzzi signed at the exactly the same dophit For a fraction of the production of Hyman.
Hyman’s departure was reportedly less about money than about the refusal of Dubas to offer trade protection that the attacker wanted. The Leafs may have cost that decision more than they realized – especially now, because Hyman and the Oilers have come twice as close to the Stanley Cup and the Maple Leafs are still trying to get over their Playoff.
While Dubas says that the Marchment deal is still “eating” to him, it might be that Hyman error that offers the most valuable learning lessons.
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