Strange update on P.K. Subban

It was reported earlier this month by P.K. Subban’s agent Don Meehan that his client had not garnered any interest on the free agent market this summer.

That had to be a tough blow for Subban, who was once known as one of the league’s top players at his position, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s top defenseman in 2013 and a top finalist for the award in 2018.

However, the blue liner appears to be getting back up on his feet. Sorta… It was revealed on Twitter this week, by NHL News, that NHL will produce a new show with PK Subban called “PK’s Places,” the hockey version of the NFL’s “Peyton’s Places,” league CMO Scott Mayer said on 32 Thoughts Podcast.

The news pointed out that production begins this fall, regardless of Subban’s playing status, and is expected to hit the air in May 2024.

This could mean that Subban would be able to sign with an NHL team this season still, if anyone if interested.

More details were provided by NHL News on what the show is about: “Peyton’s Places” is a show on Hulu where former NFL star Peyton Manning “interviews former NFL players, coaches and other key figures about football history and its cultural impact.”

The timing of this announcement is strange, seeing that Subban remains unsigned and interested - or so he says - in pursing his NHL career. On the ice that is.

I bet Subban is still hoping to play in the NHL. The blue liner is 33 years and is coming off the massive eight-year, $72-million contract he signed with the Montreal Canadiens back in 2014 before a monster trade sent him to the Nashville Predators in 2016 for Shea Weber.

Subban was never the same after the deal. With the Devils in 2019-20, Subban wasn’t the offensive blue liner fans knew him to be, putting up 18 points in 68 games of the COVID-shortened season. He sort of bounced back the following season, putting up 19 points in 44 games, and last year, he had 22 points in 77 games.

While he’s got the talent to be on TV, I can’t imagine he is okay with the thought that his playing career could be over.