Sorry Col... NO DUBAS FOR YOU!

[lucafen4]

And then... Toronto says no.

heh.. just nothing can go right for Col & Sakic.

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/maple-...185434865.html

[Pit Bulls]

My guess is COL approached TOR and TOR approached Dubas and he said sure, he would check it out.
Dubas was probably in conversation with Sakic and realized the position wasn't what he expected or would it be good for his career - either way, the truth will come out....eventually.

[Godin]

Sakic does need help but they need a coach more than anything.

[kgray]

Weird!?!

[als_revenge]

Something does seem off about this story. If Dubas had a shot at the GM job, I find it hard to believe the Leafs would deny him that opportunity. But I guess stranger things have happened....

[Mr. Guru]

Maybe Dubas didn't want to go and this is his way of saying 'no thanks'.

Get the origination to do it for me. No bad blood on my young career.

[butch]

he could have taken a peek behind the colorado curtain and decided the grass was still pretty green in toronto .

[Axeman33]

It's hard to believe that a guy has a shot to run his own show and turns it down. There's certainly more to the story than we are being told IMO. Colorado has a good young team to work with. True, it seems to be a bit of a shit show right now, but sometimes those are the best chances to take. Starting low and going up. He certainly couldn't make it any worse.

[ericdaoust]

Colorado is too big of a mess.

[lucafen4]

Maybe it was a

"Hey, can we interview Dubas."
"We don't mind, but we need to confer with boy-wonder and get back to you"

- story breaks -

"Hey Doooby,Sakic wants to interview you."
"For what?"
"Dunno, I'd assume GM."
"Uhh.. seriously? He should have called before he torched his chances of signing Butcher. I'd rather stay with the Marlies until Lou dies"
"He's only under contract through next year."
"Shanny, do you really think that ol' coot is going anywhere? Besides, he's written on the bathroom stalls professing his love to Huntsy"
"Ugh,you saw that?"
"Yup"
"So...?"
"Marlies and me for ever Shanny."
"Alright, I'll break it to Sakic, this will be almost as much fun as two handing him in the Conference finals. You know...I have dreams that I did that to his nose. Both times, I woke up to calls from Babs Lou - saying they were Taronta bound. I'll just tell Sakic we changed our minds."
"Thanks Shanny."
"No prob kid."

- story breaks -

I think I nailed it.

[Jouko-Pouko]

It's hard to believe that a guy has a shot to run his own show and turns it down. There's certainly more to the story than we are being told IMO. Colorado has a good young team to work with. True, it seems to be a bit of a shit show right now, but sometimes those are the best chances to take. Starting low and going up. He certainly couldn't make it any worse.

That's the easiest way to win the GM of the year award at least. It's really difficult to win if you start with a Conference finalist.