PK Subban A Serious Norris Trophy Candidate April 02, 2013 – Montréal, Québec - Fred Poulin, The Hockey Writers, Writer

After missing the first six games of the 2013 season because of a contract dispute, PK Subban finally signed a two-year pact worth $5.75 million with the Montreal Canadiens. The bridge contract has proven to be a genius move by rookie general manager Marc Bergevin when we look at Subban’s production on the ice. Thanks to his improved attitude and near-perfect play, the 23-year-old rearguard has shut up his most severe critics since the beginning of the season.

In 28 games for the Canadiens, the puck-moving defenseman is leading all NHL blue liners with 10 goals to go along with 17 assists for 27 points, good for 3rd in the NHL, only one point behind Kris Letang and Ryan Suter, who both have 28 points. The Toronto native has also cut down dramatically on his penalty minutes after earning 124 and 118 penalty minutes in the past two campaigns respectively. So far in 2013, Subban has only received 22 penalty minutes with no more than 4 penalty minutes in a single game.

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Source: Fred Poulin, The Hockey Writers, Writer