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TORONTO — Brendan Shanahan started the week wanting to keep Kyle Dubas in the fold. A stunning, roller-coaster five days culminated with the Toronto Maple Leafs now looking for a new general manager ahead of what could be a defining summer for the success-starved Original Six franchise. Shanahan, the team's president, fired his 37-year-old GM on Friday, bringing an end to a tumultuous stretch that began with Dubas stating publicly Monday he wasn't certain he wanted to remain in the role. The Maple Leafs said in a press release issued earlier Friday the organization was "parting ways" with Dubas, whose contract was set to expire June 30, after five seasons in charge. At a press conference later in the afternoon, Shanahan said he decided to move on from Dubas that morning.
