where dubas went wrong

Where’s your other goalie?

not sure what of the other options the leafs should have went for. they still could have went the murray @ $3.125m route with 50% retention. kuemper, campbell, and husso would all have been options too. leafs have $10m to spend how they see fit.

Problem with those this is what they should have signed him for deals is.... what makes you think said player would have agreed? "Mathews should be 8 years for that price" . I'd be willing to bet Dubas tried to get him to sign 8 years but Mathews said NO.

Kadri literally did the same thing 3 years in a row on two different teams. He wasnt a scapegoat he was a liability. Neat that he turned it around 2 years after the trade
Tavares was a good signing and the pandemic doesn't change that, same with the matthews deal.
Marner wasa slight overpay at worst.
Muzzin was well worth the price and him getting injured years later doesnt change that
Hymans contract is terrible and the leafs dodged that bullet. Dude cant even get it done with mcdavid.
Lol at the terrible cost eval of engvall and NAK,if the sens had them on those deals you'd be saying they were great value.
Ive never seen so much complaining about a goalie you got paid to take either.
Just a whole lot of hindsight and grass is greener logic here

dubas caves too easily in negotiations.

mcdavid signed for 8 no reason matthews couldn't