pk subban went through hell for that team. he endured worse or at least more overt racism than he was likely to get in almost any other nhl city. he was constantly scapegoated by his coaches and managers. he was told he had image and attitude issues - for being good (“be twice as good to get half as much” – and he was), for knowing he was good, for being happy and friendly and cheerful. he stayed upbeat and refused to let the racists win. every goddamn time. and i’m willing to bet that at least part of that had to do with him knowing there were little black hockey players watching him, wanting to be him. he did so much for montreal. he did so much for the kids in that city. he spent so much time with young hockey players. he donated at least 10 million to the children’s hospital - that’s over five times as much as the sedins donated to the vancouver children’s hospital TOGETHER. and how do the habs pay him back? they keep their terrible, shitty coach, and make pk the scapegoat one last time, and they ditch him in an insultingly bad and uneven trade.
