Overview
- In August 2025, speaking on the Cam and Strick podcast, Dubas identified the 2020 Marchment-for-Malgin trade as his top misjudgment during his Leafs tenure
- Mason Marchment has since scored 76 goals and 113 assists over 302 NHL games through 2025, while Denis Malgin produced just four points in 31 appearances for Toronto
- Dubas argued the flat post-COVID salary cap restricted his ability to surround the core of Matthews, Marner, Nylander and Tavares with sufficient depth
- He praised Mike Babcock’s emphasis on accountability but said the team needed a new voice and credited Lou Lamoriello with privately handling the 2019 ‘work-ethic list’ incident
- Reflecting on Mitch Marner’s sign-and-trade to Vegas, Dubas expressed hope it would benefit the player and boost both organizations