He interviewed for 6-7 teams over the last several years. Was the runner-up choice to be Canadiens GM, was almost hired to be Pittsburgh's GM but he wanted a longer contract and Pittsburgh only wanted a stop-gap sort of GM for two seasons. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
Good lord did we dodge a bullet there...
I remember Pierre saying on TV that the price to move from #3 overall to #1 overall in 2012 would be Subban.
Think about it... Subban and Galchenyuk for Yakupov.
Now, I know Pierre didn't say he would do the move, but that was his ballpark estimation.