Kyle Dubas, Sheldon Keefe and John Lilley meet the press

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GM Kyle Dubas gives his reasons for the players he didn’t qualify, and discusses some of his plans for the adding to the Leafs’ depth. He does say that they took a long time to decide on Frederik Gauthier. It’s very clear the Jeremy Bracco decision wasn’t difficult. Dubas does say he is interested in some unqualified players from other teams.

Dubas references “their database” of all their prospects, and how they have a lot of video on the players they just drafted. So, take note: it’s not “nose on the spreadsheet, do you even watch the games”, it’s a database.

Dubas also makes a prediction that free agency will drag out for several days, not…