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Edmonton Oilers’ GM Peter Chiarelli has cast a wide net for a No. 1 defenceman for weeks now and he’s been angling hard for the biggest fish Montreal’s P.K. Subban, who would form an incredible tag-team on the power play with Connor McDavid.

But there’s a difference between wanting and getting.

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Habs’ GM Marc Bergevin said Thursday night that he has no interest in trading the former Norris trophy winner. People are bending his ear on Subban, though.

“I’ve received calls on P.K. but I’m not shopping him, I can tell you that,” said Bergevin.

How long do the conversations last when Bergevin gets these calls?

“They’re pretty short.”

“Is it realistic it could happen? I would say no.”

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Bergevin isn’t surprised Chiarelli has called, or any other GMs. “It’s part of their due diligence. Same thing when I hear a name out there. I’ve called teams on players in the past where I was 99.9 percent certain I wasn’t getting that guy, but I still call,” said Bergevin.