Four years later, there Dubas stood preparing to receive the Calder Cup from Sheldon Keefe, Marlies head coach. The coach he specifically chose to execute his vision.
The ensuing celebration served as an exclamation point. A punctuation to signal one of the AHL’s most successful examples of team building coming to an end.
Naturally, as the Leafs officially promoted Dubas to the general manager’s chair in May, a colossal pair of shoes were left to fill. Or, since it’s Dubas we’re talking about here, colossal glasses.
Enter Laurence Gilman, Dubas’ replacement.
Gilman is a relatively unknown quantity in areas outside of hockey’s tightest circles.