Report: Canadiens seeing significant increase in Subban trade inquiries
The Montreal Canadiens' phone lines are jamming up.
NHL general managers appear to be looking to take advantage of a brief window of time in which P.K. Subban may be available on the trade market.
The versatile defenseman has a no-move clause that kicks in July 1, and the volume of calls being fielded by the front office in regard to his availability has "increased significantly" over the past 48 hours, according to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.
One Western Conference GM has reportedly been told flat out Subban won't be made available, which suggests the calls are coming in unsolicited.
Canadiens are not shopping Subban but other teams are indeed calling and more frequently as July 1 no-movement clause approaches...
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) June 22, 2016
Subban's no-move clause will remain in place through to the end of 2021-22, and his contract carries a salary cap hit of $9 million.
LeBrun adds some teams around the NHL are desperate for an elite-level defenseman, but GM Marc Bergevin would need to receive quite the offer to give up Subban.