Controversial former referee comes to P.K. Subban's defense

He wanted to set the record straight about P.K. Subban's detractors. Number 76 has a bad habit this year of tripping his opponents during games. His most recent victim, Samuel Blais of the New York Rangers, will have to miss the rest of the regular season because of Subban's gesture.

Here is the gesture in question:

Tim Peel was adamant that he does not believe Subban is a bastard player, but rather a player with bad habits.

"I can say unequivocally that P.K. Subban is not a dirty player. I talked to him and he told me it's a bad habit that's ingrained in his game. I've refereed him and I know him personally, and I can tell you that he doesn't try to hurt players on purpose."

In Peel's message, it shows a montage of Subban, in which he gives away several trips. It's a long time ago, even though he had this habit when he was playing with the Tricolore.

Do you agree with Tim Peel's comments?