Of course, this trade was after the rumors of a possible buyout, even with Pierre-Luc Dubois still having almost $60 million left on his deal. Indeed, for most of his time with the LA Kings, he was playing more in a bottom-six role and could not find his form.
Now a member of the Washington Capitals, Pierre-Luc Dubois has gone on the record to discuss what went wrong in Los Angeles. He's passed blame up the chain of command to head coach Todd McLellan, where he's blamed a poor system and their less-than-stellar working relationship. Dubois released a full statement on the problems.
Whether this assessment by Pierre-Luc Dubois of the Kings and Todd McLellan is or isn't correct, only time will tell. However, one thing for sure is that LA Kings GM Rob Blake felt a need to be relieved of him, at any cost.
A player with trade requests from both the Columbus Blue Jackets, who drafted him third overall in 2016, and the Winnipeg Jets, Pierre-Luc Dubois is now on his fourth team at just 26 years old. The question is, when will he begin to take some accountability for his own career trajectory?
Source: MarkerzonePierre-Luc Dubois comes up with embarrassing excuses for horrible performance with the LA Kings last season
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