The fact that it is a bad trade (and it is) is really the culmination in a number of things that suggested Montréal did not appreciate the athlete, gentleman, and superstar that they had in P.K. Subban. You could certainly trace a line back through this season and find the moments where Therrien was given a pass and Subban was shouldered with blame. To pretend that racism in hockey isn't still a problem is to be willfully blind to the lingering prejudices that many still harbor. I agree with you that these threads are getting too argumentative though, and I can see that I won't change your mind, so I'm not going to devote any more time to bickering.

I've got no disrespect for you or your positions. I certainly hope that racism didn't play a factor in his ousting. But where I differ from you is that I see no problem with questions on that front. Have a good one.