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You know P.K. Subban is in town when there’s a lineup to get in the media entrance at the Bell Centre for a morning skate.

That was the case Saturday when the Nashville Predators held an 11 a.m. skate before facing the Canadiens (7 p.m., SN360, CITY, TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690). Along with the media members and TV crews waiting to get in were about 20 Subban fans wearing Predators jerseys.

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It was two summers ago that the Canadiens traded Subban to Nashville in exchange for Shea Weber, but because the Predators play in the Western Conference and only come to Montreal once a year P.K.’s return to the city remains an event. Saturday will mark only the second time Subban will play at the Bell Centre with the Predators, following a 2-1 loss to the Canadiens last March in which he picked up an assist.

The Predators come into Saturday’s game with a 32-12-9 record — the fourth-best in the NHL — while the Canadiens are 22-26-6 and rank 27th in the overall league standings, 10 points out of the final wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.