DENVER — If P.K. Subban has always had the reputation of holding court for reporters in front of his locker, where it's come one, come all, well, court wasn't really in session on Monday afternoon.
The Nashville Predators, picked by some to represent the Western Conference in the Stanley Cup Final next spring after acquiring the exciting defenseman from the Montreal Canadiens, have come out of the starting gate like a 1975, bald-tire Dodge Dart instead of the promised sleek, modern turbo roadster.
The Predators come into Tuesday's game against the Colorado Avalanche with a 2-5-1 record, ahead of only Arizona in the Western Conference.
Meanwhile, the player the Predators gave up for Subban, Shea Weber, has played like a hybrid of Bobby Orr and Chris Pronger for the 8-0-1 Canadiens. On Monday, Weber was named one of the NHL's Three Stars of the week, and he's currently leading the league with a plus-12 rating and tied for third in scoring with 10 points.
So far, the new-school, analytics crowd has looked like the Luddites against the old-school Weber supporters from their early proclamation that the Pr ...
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