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Subban ‘head-over-heels excited’ to join Preds
- Updated: July 19, 2016
7:47 PM ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — P.K. Subban certainly knows how to make an entrance, especially with a team more than happy to help manage his arrival in Music City.
The Nashville Predators took their new All-Star defenseman on a whirlwind trip around town that featured Subban jumping on stage at a renowned honky-tonk to belt out Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues.” Then the Predators introduced Subban to reporters and a few fans Monday in their first chance to show off the man they picked up last month in a big trade with Montreal.
Subban said the past few weeks since last month’s trade have been filled with mixed emotions.
“There’s no question that I’m head-over-heels excited about this opportunity to play here in Nashville,” Subban said. “I’m excited about our team. I’m excited about our city and I’m most importantly excited about the opportunity to win a Stanley Cup. That’s what this is all about. Coming here is not a popularity contest. Coming here is about helping this team to win and win a championship. That’s what I’m here to do.”
The Predators and Canadiens stunned the NHL on June 29 with Montreal swapping Subban for Nashville’s captain and fellow All-Star defenseman Shea Weber. …
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