Speculation: No takers for PK Subban?

[ForsbergForever]

With his $9M per year deal now done it's a given that he'll be taking a massive pay cut, but I have not heard a single rumour of any teams interested in his services. Could PK find himself without a team when training camps open? Does he take a PTO?

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[njdevil26]

I THINK his actual salary was 2 mil last year after a bonus... so I don't think he's looking for 9 mil again... I think some team can have him for 1-2 years at 4-5 mil per at the most... but who knows if/where he wants to play. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets eaten up by a network. He wasn't bad last year either.

 

[1865]

4-5 Mil?! I'm at the point where i'd be surprised to see him get $2m.

 

[devils29]

League minimum for a 1 year deal. He’s a good #7 at this point. Nothing more

 

[JKG33]

I'd be surprised to see him get an NHL contract, he's only worth the jerseys he'd sell. Probably better off joining TNT or ESPN at this point

 

[BLNY]

He's still a capable 3rd pair guy. A two year deal for $1.5-2 million should do it, but if he's holding out hope of signing with a contender that seems unlikely.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Possibly waiting for Klingberg to sign or some contenders to free up cap space.

 

[SEALBound]

I figured he would get offered a $1mil for 1yr deal on a team that needs an extra 3RD. Or, if there are early season injuries.

Otherwise, I think he will gladly slide into a network role. I do actually like him there and I think he could develop into a great intermission analyst.

 

[Team Cozens]

Waiting for the Leafs to move out Holl. Signs a cheap one year deal.

 

[Djp]

I THINK his actual salary was 2 mil last year after a bonus... so I don't think he's looking for 9 mil again... I think some team can have him for 1-2 years at 4-5 mil per at the most... but who knows if/where he wants to play. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets eaten up by a network. He wasn't bad last year either.

$4-5M….

only a few teams have that space. I don’t see any of them paying that

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

If he wants to play somebody will take him

Waiting for the Leafs to move out Holl. Signs a cheap one year deal.

Wouldn't be surprised if that's what happens

 

[njdevil26]

$4-5M….

only a few teams have that space. I don’t see any of them paying that

Yeah that's probably high. I think the other issue is I would imagine he would be willing to play in LA, Toronto, Montreal, NYC area, or Florida so he can keep connected with the other stuff he has going on... nothing wrong with that.

 

[Richiebottles]

PTO with the Habs, our right side is awful.

 

[bobholly39]

Tremendous career for PK - one of my favorite players ever. Very very likeable, especially off the ice, has always been very generous and charismatic.

I hope a team signs him. I think if he's signed with lower expectations, he could still do well. I wonder if he could even be a solid #2 on a team with an elite #1D, to complement a first pair? I honestly haven't seen him play a lot in past couple of years.

I would take him back on the Habs in a heartbeat, but not sure that's likely to happen. Fans would love this, and in a year where we're expected to rebuild, no real risk.

 

[JKG33]

Waiting for the Leafs to move out Holl. Signs a cheap one year deal.

That would fall in line with Dubas' plans, another has-been for "depth"

 

[Mister Ed]

He's a 20 points puck moving D, I'm sure he'll land somewhere.
To Buffalo, where his brother is
To Montréal for the nostalgia,
To Minnesota, where they don't have a lot of cap space and could take a chance on him returning to a 30pts form.
To Seattle to bring people into seats.

 

[Drew311]

Teams would put up with the Subban show because he was a good player. Now that he's fallen off a cliff it just isn't worth having him in the dressing room.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Karma for ruining a guys career over literally nothing, refusing to apologize for jumping the gun or acknowledge it, and leaving up the tweet for months after despite it being proven false.

f*** him

 

[Brodeur]

Not a ton of openings left, ballpark RD depth across the league:

ANA: Drysdale-Shattenkirk-Helleson?
CGY: Andersson-Weegar-Tanev(injured)-Meloche
EDM: Bouchard-Ceci-Barrie
LAK: Doughty-Walker-Roy-Durzi
SJS: Karlsson-Benning-Merkley
SEA: Larsson-Dunn(LH)-Schultz-Borgen
VAN: Myers-Schenn-Poolman
VGK: Pietrangelo-Theodore(LH)-Whitecloud

ARZ: Stecher-Brown-Mayo-Timmins
CHI: S.Jones-Murphy-?
COL: Makar-Manson-Johnson
DAL: Heiskanen(LH)-Miller-Hakanpaa
MIN: Spurgeon-Dumba-Merrill(LH)-Addison
NSH: McDonagh(LH)-Fabbro-Carrier
STL: Parayko-Faulk-Bortuzzo
WPG: Schmidt(LH)-Pionk-DeMelo

BOS: McAvoy(injured)-Carlo-Clifton
BUF: Dahlin(LH)-Jokiharju-Lyubushkin-Priskie
DET: Seider-Hronek-Lindstrom-Pysyk
FLO: Ekblad-Montour-Gudas
MON: Savard-Wideman-Barron
OTT: Zaitsev-Hamonic-Zub
TBL: Cernak-Myers-Foote-Bogosian
TOR: Brodie(LH)-Holl-Liljegren

CAR: Pesce-Burns-Coghlan-Bear
CLB: Boqvist-Gudbranson-Peeke-Blankenburg
NJD: Hamilton-Severson-Marino-Nemec
NYI: Dobson-Pulock-Mayfield
NYR: Fox-Trouba-Schneider-Lundkvist
PHI: Ellis*-Ristolainen-DeAngelo-Braun-Attard
PIT: Letang-Petry-Rutta-Ruhwedel-Friedman
WSH: Carlson-Jensen-van Riemsdyk

Maybe spots in Anaheim, Chicago, and Buffalo. Klingberg will probably need to sign first which could provide clarity on the market. Possibly with the McAvoy injury, Boston could be a fit. They had been rumored at keeping an eye on Subban last year.

But just to echo what others have said, cheap 1 year deal seems more likely at this point.

 

[TotalHomer]

League minimum for this guy. Still solid bottom pairing but not sure if he has the leadership qualities that teams usually look for with a signing like this.

 

[ForsbergForever]

PTO with the Habs, our right side is awful.

And I hope it stays awful all season
#donttryhardforbedard

 

[FlamesFan18]

He is still a 4/5 guy. Prob worth 2-3m still.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

PTO with the Habs, our right side is awful.

Bring back Markov, Plek too, so with Price it really feel like the 2023 final reunion tour.

 

[Oilslick941611]

too slow and takes too many dumb penalties.

 

[Eggtimer]

Still a decent 5/6 . Positive guy in the locker room but might be a little too ”busy “ for some guys that might run them the wrong way but he has good intentions and is a great teammmate