SPECTRUM SAYS IM AWAY FROM HOME FREE

So yes, there could certainly be a time when Dubois is interested in playing for the Canadiens and it might not be far down the road.Īs it stands right now, Dubois isn’t worried about that possibility and it isn’t at the top of his mind.

It’s no different than guys from Winnipeg or guys from Washington or guys from Boston or guys from Los Angeles. “If you asked any player that comes from a city that grew up watching a team in their city or province, yeah, they probably at some point in their life thought of that option. So now I’m finally happy you get to hear it from me, from the source.

There’s been a lot, a lot, a lot of speculation. You still read it and still wonder if it’s true. Articles come out every second, and some of them are 99 per cent wrong. Nowadays with social media it goes so fast. And, when I don’t give you much, it’s easier to speculate on what I want and what I don’t want. “I understand that’s your guys’ job at the same time. I just thought it was overblown, the reaction, and I think some people just ran with the two seconds that they liked or didn’t like to hear. What’s said sometimes and what actually happens and what’s actually being said in these meetings can be taken out of context and that’s how I see it. “To be honest, I didn’t think anything too much of it. People can read into it what they want,” said Dubois. “I think people took a little thing and blew it up times 20, and it’s fine.

SPECTRUM SAYS IM AWAY FROM HOME FREE

Nor does that mean he’s going to check out long before the end of that long-term contract, whenever - or wherever - it gets signed.Īs for the open flirtation - and subsequent speculation that followed comments from his agent Pat Brisson that left open the possibility of one day playing for his hometown Montreal Canadiens - Dubois seemed to suggest that wasn’t orchestrated by him and he felt those words took on a life of their own.Īt the time, Dubois was a free agent and could speak to any team, as he pointed out in another one of his answers.

The immediate reaction from the fan base is how can someone who recently turned 24 be thinking of retirement before he’s even hit his prime?Īgain, that’s not to say Dubois doesn’t love hockey, even if he’s not a guy who wants to squeeze every ounce of the game out of him before he decides to hang up the blades. That’s not necessarily a slight on Winnipeg either.ĭubois said part of the reason he’s taking his time before locking in is that his next contract could be his last. He’s a curious individual by nature and he wants to think long and hard about where he’s going to spend the prime years of his career. Here’s the thing, Dubois isn’t afraid to march to the beat of his own drum at times and that’s part of what’s allowed him to have success at the NHL level. If Dubois isn’t ready to declare his outright love and sign on the dotted line, there has been ample overreaction on social media about shipping him out immediately and many assumptions are being made. This is where things begin to go sideways for members of Jets Nation. He would neither confirm nor deny that he has his heart set on testing unrestricted free agency in the summer of 2024, nor did he rule out changing his mind on considering sticking around Winnipeg beyond this contract. He’s appreciative of the way the organization and his teammates supported him after his arrival, when by his own admission, he didn’t deliver. But for now, I don’t have to think about this anymore.”Įven if Dubois isn’t ready to go to the altar on a long-term deal at this stage of the game, he’s committed to having a strong season and doing his part to help the Jets rebound. Next summer I’ll be a restricted free agent again and then it’ll be another decision. “Now that’s taken care of, my contract is signed, I’m ready to go for the season. There was no doubt in my mind that I was going to show up for camp. You read stuff, like ‘he wants out of Winnipeg.’ If I wanted out of Winnipeg I would have asked for a trade. “There was never a doubt of holding out or forcing anything. “You hear so many things that I apparently said or I apparently did and a lot of it is frustrating to read some things that I didn’t even know that I did - or I didn’t do or I didn’t say,” said Dubois. One thing he took great pains to point out was that he didn’t accept the Jets one-year qualifying offer for $6 million because it makes him a more tradeable asset. As Dubois took more than half an hour to try and set the record straight in both official languages on Monday, he left plenty of things open to interpretation.

Spectrum says im away from home