Since Montreal missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season, the already-considerable noise around the team has intensified. There have even been suggestions that the Canadiens would consider trading Subban.
But Subban shrugs them off. He has heard it all before. Plus, he believes his resume shows he is a positive for the organization and not a player that needs to be moved as the Canadiens try to get back into contention for the Stanley Cup.
"I hear a lot of things," he said with a laugh. "To be completely honest with you, a lot of them I hear in ways that you guys can't even imagine. Like, I'm out for dinner in New York City and someone comes up and says, 'Oh, I hear you might be coming to play for the Rangers.'
"I don't turn on my TV, I don't watch TV, I don't read online, I don't do any of that stuff. …I don't really pay attention to it, to be honest with you. The regular season, I get it; I owe it to everybody. I stand in front of cameras, I will take scrutiny if I have to, I take the praise when I have to, but the offseason belongs to me and nobody else. That's the way I see it."