Here he was in the 2021 all-Canadian division season discussing how the team will need to prove it can respond well when things aren’t going its way in order to convince him to buy at the trade deadline.
Here he was last season discussing his satisfaction with the Leafs battling through their early-season adversity.
Yet again just a few weeks ago, Dubas mentioned viewing the team’s early-season struggles and injuries as another opportunity.
It makes sense. It’s an important trait, to be battle-tested.
In the Leafs’ Canadian division season, their play got progressively worse in the playoffs as the pressure heightened, leading to a 3-1 collapse against Montreal.