Report: Settlement between Canadiens, Subban 'imminent'

It looks like the terms of P.K. Subban's next contract with the Montreal Canadiens will not be decided by an arbitrator after all, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie.

McKenzie says the deal will be a negotiated settlement between the two sides rather than a one-year arbitration award.

Subban and the Canadiens were on the clock after Friday's arbitration hearing, with 48 hours before the arbitrator's deadline to render a decision. It appeared as though negotiations ended on a sour note as Subban called it "an educational process" and Montreal general manager Marc Bergevin was even more curt.