When the Toronto Maple Leafs hired Brendan Shanahan in 2014 one of his first moves was to recruit 28-year-old statistical whiz kid, Kyle Dubas. The Shanaplan saw Dubas as a future GM who could benefit from some ‘old-school’ tutelage under current New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello.
The Leafs roster indicates Dubas didn’t learn all that much.
Dubas has never played or even coached at any hockey level. Never before had an NHL GM been hired primarily based on his application of statistical analysis. But, Dubas’ charisma and confidence have swayed the most hardened hockey traditionalists.