Kyle Dubas Employed as Penguins’ President of Hockey Operations After Maple Leafs Exit

The Pittsburgh Penguins named dilapidated Toronto Maple Leafs overall supervisor Kyle Dubas their unique president of hockey operations Thursday.

Referring to the resolution to proceed his career as an NHL govt in Pittsburgh, Dubas acknowledged:

“On behalf of my family, we are overjoyed to affix the Pittsburgh Penguins group and all of the fabulous folk all the contrivance in which by Fenway Sports Neighborhood. I’m deeply appreciative of the different that lies sooner than me. The possession neighborhood, FSG management and the Penguins workers on the bottom in Pittsburgh had been totally prominent. Everyone has demonstrated a clear dedication to building a most efficient-in-class hockey operation.”

Dubas spent the old 5 seasons as GM of the Leafs, but following their loss to the Florida Panthers within the second round of the playoffs, the Maple Leafs and Dubas decided to fragment techniques.

Toronto reached the playoffs in every of Dubas’ 5 seasons on the helm, but it misplaced within the main round in every of his first four seasons sooner than in the end breaking by with a playoff series salvage over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

After the Panthers fearful the extinguish-seeded Boston Bruins within the main round of this Twelve months’s playoffs, the Leafs were widely considered because the team to beat within the Jap Conference.

Florida took down Toronto in 5 video games, then all as soon as more, and the high-powered Leafs were held to excellent two targets in every of their second-round contests.

Having made seven consecutive playoff appearances with most efficient one series salvage to show cowl for it, the Maple Leafs parted techniques with Dubas, changing him with dilapidated Calgary Flames overall supervisor Brad Treliving.

When Dubas grew to become available, Pittsburgh straight emerged as a doable landing site within the wake of the Penguins firing overall supervisor Ron Hextall and president of hockey operations Brian Burke.

With a fable of 40-31-11 and 91 sides, the Pens missed the playoffs this season by excellent one point, ending what used to be the longest filled with life postseason lumber within the NHL at 16 consecutive seasons.

Dubas will rob over the front site of labor of a franchise that has won three Stanley Cups since 2009, though the Penguins have now not made it previous the main round of the playoff since 2018.

Pittsburgh continues to be led by veterans Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, who had 93 and 83 sides this season, respectively, but Crosby will more than likely be 36 and Malkin will more than likely be 37 on the open of the 2023-24 campaign.

Other quality pieces in site for next season embrace forwards Jake Guentzel and Rickard Rakell, and defenseman Kris Letang, but fifth-main scorer Jason Zucker is a free agent, as is beginning goalie Tristan Jarry.

Per Cap Pleasant, the Penguins are projected to have excellent over $20 million in salary-cap site this offseason, and this might additionally very nicely be as a lot as Dubas to accomplish potentially the most of it when it involves upgrading the roster, getting Pittsburgh again within the playoffs and giving Crosby and Malkin any other shot at a Cup.