Sometimes, in the heat of the moment, you’ll say something you’d later regret. It happens in sports, relationships and ... just about every facet of life.
So, there was a chance that P.K. Subban would walk back boldly stating that the Nashville Predators would win Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final shortly after their painful 4-1 loss (see above) to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 2.
Nope, that didn’t happen.
Instead, Subban doubled down on his guarantee that the Predators would win Game 3 on Saturday.
Subban: "I feel even more confident now that I've had a night of rest. We'll win the next game and move forward." #StanleyCup #Preds
— Brooks Bratten 🍪 (@brooksbratten) June 1, 2017
Nice. The real question is: should we call him P.K. Messier or P.K. Namath?
Either way, many of us believed that Subban would be a delight to watch both on and off the ice during a Stanley Cup Final, and he hasn’t disappointed. His skirmish with Evgeni Malkin was almost as entertaining as his explanation for why the hug-fight happened:
Meanwhile, his fantastic play sometimes slips under the radar a touch.
P.K. Subban completed 47 of his 52 attempted passes tonight. I had to triple check because it seemed so crazy.
— Andrew Berkshire (@AndrewBerkshire) June 1, 2017
As great as his subtler stats may be, he’s dropping the gauntlet now. Anything short of a win will be a letdown (and an opportunity for his strangely vocal critics to pounce).
Don’t expect Subban to shrink from the spotlight.
You can see Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on NBCSN at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday. Click here for the livestream link.