Canadiens president Molson says team is better after Subban trade
LAVAL, Que. — Montreal Canadiens president and owner Geoff Molson gave his full blessing to the trade that sent the popular P.K. Subban to the Nashville Predators.
Molson took heat on social media from irate fans who opposed the June 29 trade that brought in Shea Weber for Subban in a straight-up swap of star defencemen.
“I’m not surprised how the fans have reacted,” Molson said Monday at a news conference to announce that the team’s American Hockey League affiliate will move to a new rink in Laval, Que. for the 2017-18 season. “P.K. is a bigger-than-life person on and off the ice and our fans love him and still will love him.
“I appreciate that, but I also appreciate what I’ve hired (general manager) Marc Bergevin to do and that is to make our team better. I’m confident he’s done that.”