News Article: PK Subban feature in The New Yorker

[JLP]

A bit surprising, they don't cover hockey players so often. Good read.

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[Habsawce]

“High risk, high reward nowadays†is how Seth Jones, a twenty-year-old American defenseman for the Nashville Predators (and the son of Popeye Jones, the former N.B.A. rebounding specialist), put it to me, mentioning that Subban has become “the face of modern defensemen.â€

Extremely cool quote and exactly how I see Subban. He's changing how the position is played with how he shields it and uses his frame and skating ability instead of just a first pass or safe play off the glass.

 

[ROSSter]

Amazing article. Tad long but really well put together. So funny how an outsider's look into the sport can give you a different view.

 

[CanadienShark]

Really long, but an enjoyable read. Glad I persevered throughout the article.

 

[Lebowski]

Good article. Which is a rarity when it comes to PK.

 

[JayKing]

He has a broad face, and was sprouting a neck beard, a complement to a slightly nerdy demeanor.

 

[Runner77]

A bit surprising, they don't cover hockey players so often. Good read.

Really enjoyed it, thanks for sharing.

 

[Habsawce]

Hey, that's the quote I posted! Thief.

 

[Runner77]

Hey, that's the quote I posted! Thief.

That thing took so long to read that I lost track of what was already in this thread.

Fixed it for you. I guess I'm not such a great thief after all.

 

[Power Man]

That is a long article

 

[TRG]

That is a long article

Yeah there's a part that is a bit more philosophical. I skipped it. Great article though.

 

[DAChampion]

Splendid piece of journalism.

 

[David_99]

Within the context of his sport’s culture, he is more like a gaudy mansion, with a waterslide out back and a cigarette boat parked in the driveway leaking gas.

Is that a reference to his farting in front of the goal?

...using pregame café as ammunition for weaponized flatulence on the ice.

I guess so!

 

[Le Tricolore]

I just read about half of it. I'm tired, so I'll finish it tomorrow. It's a really great article, though.

 

[Montreal4Life*]

Good article, kind of all over the place with random comments but still fun to read

 

[deandebean]

I love New Yorker pieces. This one is good.

 

[BLNY]

What a shock that Cherry took yet another opportunity to attach himself to Orr's coattails. Cherry coached Orr for 90 games over two seasons. His need to continually associated himself with Orr, and lie about it, is perverse. You'd think they spent a career together with how Cherry insinuates and spins yarns.

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That said, it's a fine piece on Subban. I'll be glad when dinosaurs like Cherry are dead and gone, and players like Mike Richards are retired. Hypocrites. The lot of em.

 

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

Fantastic read. It does indeed amount to a study of contrasts with the low-brow, insular approach of Anti-chambre and the like.

PK comes across as so well grounded. I hope that he's a Hab for life. The author was right to bring up how magnanimous PK was towards the Olympic team, being left off the starting line-up on the heels of winning a Norris; he was the embodiment of class during that tournament. A lot of lesser players would have sulked. That is a Beliveau-like quality.

 

[groovejuice]

Can't wait for the rebuttal in the Carolina Cotton Review.

 

[SB164]

Splendid piece of journalism.

It's the New Yorker after all.

 

[Habsrule]

Wow. Great to read a positive lengthy article on Subban.


The story is all over the place but a great read non the less.

 

[Stjonnypopo]

Not much can be said about Subban that hasn't already been said.

I wonder if people who don't follow the sport will be interested to read about him. A newcomer watching the sport to catch a glimpse of Subban is an exciting idea.

 

[Laurent]

Thanks for sharing. Gr8 read

 

[QuebecPride]

Nice find JLP, thanks.

 

[beowulf]

Nice to see him get some credit.