Subban on embracing pressure of playing in Montreal or Toronto
/P.K. Subban was on Toronto’s Sportsnet 590 on Wednesday morning.
On where media is harder on players – Montreal or Toronto:
“Uh - well, you know what? I’ve never played in Toronto. So I’ve never been in that dressing room when things are tough or when things are going well to be able to compare.
“I know that a lot of people have been open about talking about how the media is with the players there. All I can speak about, really, is what it’s like in Montreal. And obviously we know how much people care...”
That’s a nice way to put it, eh P.K.? ‘We know how much they care.’ (laughs)
“Yeah. We know how much people care. Look - hang on. People care in Toronto as well. I mean, it’s not to say that they don’t care. I mean, they do. Listen, if you listen to any radio station in Toronto, they’re talking about the Leafs. No matter how they’re doing. Walking around the city, even in the summer time – like I said, I live downtown Toronto. I train there. They talk about the Leafs a lot. Not here. People talk about the Leafs to me all the time.
“So people care in Toronto as well. But like I said, both cities people care and in Montreal I know how much energy there is, whether we’re winning or losing. People are going to talk about the Leafs. And as a player, you’ve got to come to expect that. You’ve got to know that in those markets, that’s what you’re playing in.
“I’ve learned to embrace that; winning or losing, going through tough times or great times. You have to learn to embrace it because they are special places to play. I don’t see it as a negative. I really don’t. I enjoy it. I like that.
“But it can be tough. It can be tough at times to definitely play in those markets. It’s not easy.”
Source: Sportsnet 590/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey
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