To say former Montreal Canadiens star P.K. Subban is a bit bitter over his trade to the Nashville Predators may be the understatement of the 2016-17 NHL season.
He’s spent large portions of his offseason taking veiled and direct shots at the organization. But his biggest barb came earlier this week as the candid star unloaded to Alex Prewitt for Sports Illustrated‘s season preview issue.
The defenseman says it apparently wasn’t hockey, but a personality issue that led to his shocking trade this offseason.
PK Subban quote to @alex_prewitt: "Ppl said it was a hockey trade. I think it’s the furthest from that. I think it was a personality trade.”
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) October 6, 2016
However, there was the petty side too. Subban apparently tweeted out a thanks to his mentor Scott Gomez, but managed to photoshop the Habs logo out of the picture.
Congratulations to a mentor, influencer, and most importantly, close friend. Scott Gomez congrats on your retirement pic.twitter.com/O8jIj3CmQ2
— P.K. Subban (@PKSubban1) September 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/Haabss/status/772244933117939712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Largely, Subban has had some fun over being traded, even if he has been unhappy about it. While hosting an All-Star Comedy Gala during the Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, he unleashed a comedy country song about the trade to Nashville.
Man @PKSubban1 just slaying bergevin and therrien. Dedicates country song to MB called "take this job and shove it." #ouch #JFLMTL
— Dan Spector (@danspector) August 2, 2016
Subban may want a measure of revenge, and if the full-season sim of NHL 17 has anything to say about it, he’ll get just that. That’s because the sim has him hoisting Lord Stanley’s cup in a Predators uniform and beating the Canadiens for the title in the process.
.@PKSubban1 celebrates a Stanley Cup victory in Montreal!
Full #NHL17 Season Sim: https://t.co/76K6GGsqha pic.twitter.com/COjkTjMFzU
— EA SPORTS NHL (@EASPORTSNHL) October 6, 2016
Of course, that would require the Predators and Canadiens to stop underachieving for once.
