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In leaving Kyle Dubas unsigned, Brendan Shanahan is wisely — and quietly — keeping his options open

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“Obviously, Brendan and I talk all the time and have very open communication on it. We met at the end of the summer and kind of went through the way the year was going to go. Frankly, that is what I expected.

The reality is that I fully acknowledge we haven’t gotten it done at the end of the season.”

It hasn’t been talked about much, but it’s a little strange that Dubas announced his own contract status rather than the person in charge of the decision. So much of the focus in the market has been on Dubas specifically and his contract, which really isn’t framing the entire picture correctly.