On P.K. Subban and the Montreal Canadiens …
Chris Nichols of Today’s Slapshot: Bob McKenzie on TSN 690 on Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson saying he’d be surprised if P.K. Subban was traded and if it’s the right thing to do to keep that door open, and that the rumors are likely to continue.
“Yeah, exactly. As I said, No. 1, it wouldn’t be an easy trade to make. No. 2, I think they’re just keeping all of their options open on the table, and they don’t want to be disingenuous with people because I think they know that if somebody called up with the right offer on just about any player outside of Carey Price, they’d always listen. So they don’t want to be disingenuous with people.
“That said, it could also be for a lot of organizations – I’m sure if you asked them the question about Carey Price, ‘No, we’re not trading Carey Price.’
“So I guess it keeps things alive a little bit here. But we’ll see. We’ll see where things go over the course of the next little while.
“It’s funny because we keep talking about potential P.K. trade rumors and do they want to trade him, or would they trade him, and all of that stuff; and yet all season long, for the most part, Marc Bergevin was really almost anti-big trade. So we’ve got to try to keep that in mind too, that this wasn’t a general manager who, when things were going wrong this year, decided that he was going to make over his roster…”
Chris Nichols of Today’s Slapshot: Darren Dreger on TSN 690 on if he’s heard anything on P.K. Subban while in Russian at the World Championships.
“No, nothing yet. I guess there could be opportunities for that, for the general managers who have made their way, or will make their way, over to Russia. There’s a few here already. And, I mean, you’re a phone call away from anyone (anyway).
“I still think that it is a massive long shot at best because if you’re moving out a piece like that, how are you replacing that piece. It’s going to hurt you. And you guys know this better than I, because you live in it. It’s not just the game that P.K. Subban can provide. It’s everything that he does for the Montreal Canadiens as an organization in that community, and that stuff matters.
“I’m sure that’s near the top of the list if – if – Marc Bergevin is even considering it.”