"Trying to focus on the things that are really important," said Subban. "I think when you're in a pandemic and you're kind of stuck in your house, sometimes you just think that you have a reason to do nothing and I've always tried to just keep myself busy and focus on the things that I can control. Whether that's taking care of my body, staying in shape, and I definitely use my social media but a lot of it is based around how I take care of my body and what I do in the off-season."
"You have nine months to do that, that's a lot of time. I guess there's a lot of excitement just to get on the ice and play now, less excitement to be in the gym, but spent a lot of time working out, spending time with family and friends, focusing on other business ventures which was a lot of fun, and that's pretty much it."
Now that Subban is back in the rink with his teammates and participating in a training camp focused on speed, skill, and game-like situations, P.K. is able to put his off-season training to work.
"In the inter-squad games I feel a lot more comfortable especially with the system that we have in place that Lindy has put in place. It seems to be exactly what we need as players to be successful so I'm excited about that."
In addition to new systems and a new head coach, the Devils have added quite a few players to the blue line. The team traded for Ryan Murray, signed free-agent Dimitri Kulikov, and yesterday brought back free-agent Sami Vatanen. Subban believes that the added experience on this year's roster will allow the team more success with the defensive-core.
"You look at our defense compared to last year we had a lot of young players and guys who maybe had some limited experience. Now we have a lot more experience in the league and that's definitely going to help," Subban said. "Every day it's getting better actually, it's fun to see. We're building chemistry."
