P.K. Subban arrives in Nashville for the first time, sings Johnny Cash
P.K. Subban touched down in Nashville for the first time as a member of the Predators on Sunday, though it’d be hard to tell because Subban looks like he fit right in. Subban, 27, was acquired by the...
View Article‘Analytics hasn’t reached maturity in the NHL yet': Matt Pfeffer
Matt Pfeffer had made peace with the fact that the Montreal Canadiens were going to trade star defenseman P.K. Subban. But he didn’t think dealing Subban to the Nashville Predators for Shea Weber was a...
View ArticleThe five early off-season moves that will have the biggest impact
There’s still nearly three months until the NHL campaign opens, which will leave the league’s 30 teams with ample time to tune and tweak their rosters as opening night approaches. However, a few teams...
View ArticleSo is Shea Weber actually an ‘average’ NHL defenseman?
Some things in life are not terribly fair. And in the case of the P.K. Subban trade, much of the trade has become a referendum on the merits of Shea Weber. Last I checked, Weber didn’t ask to be traded...
View ArticleSigning bonuses could become next CBA battleground
When the NHL announced last fall its seven-year partnership that will see adidas become its official outfitter starting next season, your trusty correspondent asked commissioner Gary Bettman whether...
View ArticleCalle Jarnkrok’s six-year, $12-million deal with Predators is baffling after...
Calle Jarnkrok is a young, versatile player coming off of a career-best 16-goal, 30-point season. He took a big step forward for the Predators in 2015-16 and was the sixth-highest scoring forward...
View ArticleSubban makes jokes about Bergevin, Therrien at comedy gala, raises $130,000...
P.K. Subban may be a Nashville Predator, but he still had some work to take care of in Montreal, including hosting an All-Star Comedy Gala at the Just For Laughs comedy festival Monday. Subban’s...
View ArticleWatch Subban vow to keep fundraising for Children’s Hospital in tear-jerking...
P.K. Subban made a big commitment to the Montreal Children’s Hospital in September 2015, pledging to raise $10 million for the hospital over the next seven years. And though a trade to the Nashville...
View ArticleReport: Former Predator, Sabre Gaustad expected to announce retirement
Paul Gaustad has been one of the premier faceoff men in the league for much of his career, but after being let walk by the Nashville Predators at the culmination of his four-year, $13-million deal, it...
View ArticleThe evolution of P.K. Subban
There’s a heat warning in effect for Toronto on this sultry Saturday afternoon in mid-June, the kind that forces pedestrians to seek respite on the side of the street where shade is cast. In a studio...
View Article