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Cast out by the Maple Leafs, Kyle Dubas has gone inside the Penguins’ igloo.
Dubas was named president of hockey operations on Thursday, just ahead of Toronto’s announcement it had replaced him as general manager with former Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving.
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Dubas’ late entry into the Pittsburgh job hunt pushed aside a number of equally younger, but lesser-known candidates. The 37-year-old was granted permission to speak with Sidney Crosby among other club officials last week before executives with the Fenway Sports Group came back from an auto race in Monaco to confirm his signing.
Dubas missed the playoffs in his five years as GM with the Leafs, though had excellent regular season success. He had said he would return to the Leafs or take time off to be with his family, but his sudden fallout with president Brendan Shanahan a couple of weeks ago gave him an unexpected option.
Dubas takes control of a team about to enter rebuild mode as Crosby, Evgeny Malkin and other veterans reach their mid-30s. The Pens missed the playoffs after a long run of appearances and Stanley Cup victories.
