I had occasion to listen to Chris Johnston on a podcast recently, and I was struck by something he said. Not rumours or speculation or opinions about what the Leafs should do or will do, but a comment about how he has to be cognizant of the fact that the Leafs will lie right now if it suits them. He didn’t come right out and use that word, he talked around it because calling Dubas a liar upsets people.
Dubas is a really good liar.
I tracked the media rumours and Dubas’s own statements prior to the 2019 draft and free agency, and the media had a perfect truth score while Dubas had lied about everything.