Subban doesn't have to insist on anything next summer. He can force the Canadiens to make a decision by signing a RFA offer with someone else (and someone likely will that probably won't get him as a UFA...like Edmonton for instance). The Canadiens can then decide if they want the compensation for losing a RFA (and considering what he'll sign for it'll be multiple 1st round picks), or if they'll overpay then. They've set themselves up to at worst lose him for picks. Had they signed him to a bigger deal 2 years ago that gets him to UFA when it expires, they could lose him for nothing.
As I've seen mentioned before to give a guy $8 million+ a year, you have to love the player. Clearly the Canadiens like, but don't love, Subban as a player. No point to tying yourself to a player you don't love.
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