The Toronto Maple Leafs and Kyle Dubas parted ways on Friday, ending his five-year run as the team's general manager.
The decision came a week after the Florida Panthers eliminated Toronto from the playoffs in five games. Dubas was finally able to construct a roster that pushed the Leafs past the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2004, but the Panthers made quick work of them in Round 2.
Toronto enjoyed tremendous regular-season success during Dubas's tenure, making the playoffs each year. The results did not follow in the playoffs, prompting annual questions about the team's roster construction as an enormous portion of its salary cap was taken up by John Tavares, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.