MONTREAL — It was the opening night of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The late Jean Beliveau had held the torch on the video screens. The iconic Ginette Reno had sung “O Canada” like only she could. The Montreal Canadiens had scored two goals in a 15-second span to take the lead over the Ottawa Senators, and they had just gone on the penalty kill.
P.K. Subban lives for these moments. Often they bring out the best in him. But this time he lifted his stick high with two hands and brought it down on the right wrist of , the 22-year-old rookie who put up 14 goals and 35 points in the last 31 games of the regular season as the Senators went on an incredible run to make the playoffs.