Sunday Habs Links: P.K. Subban is in the Fold for a Very Long Time

In Halifax last night they set off just a ton of fireworks in order to commemorate the Subban signing, the richest in Canadiens history.

CapGeek has what the Habs payroll looks like with the Subban signing here. Our own Justin Blades used that CapGeek data to come up with this Habs salary cap and contract visualization, proving (yet again) that he’s more than just an amazing name.
Unconvinced that Subban is worth the money and the term, Marc Dumont will dispel that notion from your head with this video list of the best Subban highlights in a Habs uniform
Harrison Mooney of Yahoo’s Puck Daddy looks at the new normal for Subban, Therrien, the Habs, and the NHL.
With Subban signing, that means the arbitration process is finished for the summer, TSN has a look at how each arbitration went (hint 19/20 settled before a arbitration decision).
ReporterChris did a great job covering the Subban arbitration, this piece came out before Subban signed, but it gives insight on how things got to the point they did, what considerations Bergevin was concerned with, and how this contract sets the tone for contracts to come.
Subban cleared the air of negativity in his conference call on Saturday evening, “But realistically, guys, I didn’t want to be anywhere else. It didn’t matter to me how close I was to UFA because I wanted to be a Montreal Canadien for a long time.” The Hockey News has more here.
In the wake of the P.K. signing, Guy Spurrier of the National Post looks at the cost of elite defenseman.

While the Canadiens were locking up Subban, Tampa Bay was signing goalie Ben Bishop to a two year deal.
Adam Proteau discusses how the NHL can improve their approach to female fans with female fans on twitter.
While the Leafs missed out on their opportunity to bring P.K. home, they did sign Jake Gardiner to a four year deal. Tyler Dellow looks at the type of player Jake Gardiner is.
Ron Duguay and Ron Greschner used to have amazing hair (and Duguay still does), they also used to rep Sasson Jeans. God I love vintage commercials. Doesn’t Duguay have the type of hair that White Snake would be envious of?/

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