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Marc Bergevin will continue to listen to offers until the NHL draft, and on the day of the draft. But the Montreal Canadiens’ general manager is not launching talks involving a core member of the team, including P.K. Subban.

Bergevin repeated this on Monday afternoon during a press conference for a campaign he’s involved with to help the Pointe-St-Charles neighbourhood where he grew up, and where he now resides.

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Two days after the NHL draft lottery, during which the Canadiens stood still retaining the 9th overall choice, Bergevin met the media. And inevitably, talk of Subban resurfaced.

Since the end of the season, the name of the flamboyant and controversial defenceman has been the subject of all kinds of rumours that suggest the Habs could trade him in the coming weeks or months.

Subban has been associated with rumours sending him to the Edmonton Oilers, and even more since Saturday night, as general manager Peter Chiarelli might be tempted to trade his fourth choice for a star defenceman. With the Canadiens looking for reinforcements on offence, and the Oilers’ abundance of good young forwards, the rumour mill has been churning.