franchise books P K SUBBAN MAKING HIS MARK ON THE HOCKEY WORLD TERESA M WALKER PRESS BOX
P K Subban patrols the ice during Game 2 of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final
Chapter 1 ONE OF A KIND He’s too showy Too confident He falls to the ice too quickly trying to draw a penalty He talks too much Celebrates too much He’s a hockey villain P K Subban has heard all the criticisms He’s the player that fans will boo all night long when he’s competing against their team But he’s also the guy fans love when he’s playing in his home arena This theme was on full display in June 2017 when Subban and the Nashville Predators faced the Pittsburgh Penguins Subban was playing in the Stanley Cup Final hockey’s biggest stage for the first time in his career The Penguins won the first two games to take a 2 0 lead in the best-of-seven series But in Game 3 the Predators struck back Subban smothered Penguins star Sidney Crosby keeping him without a shot Nashville routed Pittsburgh 5 1 in that game cutting the Penguins lead to 2 1 Before the players left the ice Subban skated near