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The unlikely poster sits on the wall of Kyle Dubas’ rather spartan office with the large printed words along the side reading: “Ignore the Noise.”

The photo is that of Bill Belichick, legend of Boston and New England football. The poster was given to Dubas as a gift when he was first hired by the Maple Leafs.

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“I’m a fan,” said the Leafs first-year general manager. “I’ve admired their ability in a hard cap league to be successful year after year. They’ve made a lot of moves that have been highly criticized at the time. But the (Super Bowl champion Patriots) have their way, their philosophy, their system. And they stick with it no matter what. And they win.

“And the maxim’s there apply to us here: Do your job. Ignore the noise. That’s what we’re looking to be.”

On the way to yet another playoff series with the Boston Bruins, Dubas pushes aside the irony of having a fabled figure of Boston sports on his wall and attempts to take stock of precisely where his franchise is after his first full season on the job.