I know, you read that headline, and the inherent bias of it coming from me made it at least a little comical. But let’s be real: the most ridiculous thing in sports media is writers acting like they’re devoid of bias. Given my own family history – my son’s two grandfathers both won four Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders – just imagine how silly it’d be if I didn’t acknowledge my allegiance there. I’d love to see the Islanders win Cups again. Go Isles, go Belmont, etc, etc.



And as you may know, Kyle Dubas offered me a chance at a pretty darn cool job within the Leafs organization from 2015-to-2017, so imagine how silly it’d be for me to pretend that I’m not rooting for him, too. I don’t even think it’s a negative for the reader when we acknowledge these things, I kinda suspect you trust me more knowing where I’m coming from.



SO! That said, I really do believe in Kyle Dubas as an NHL...