P.K. Subban: 'I want a Stanley Cup ring and I want it in New Jersey'

The New Jersey Devils' prized acquisition has a familiar goal in mind.

“I want a Stanley Cup ring and I want it in New Jersey," P.K. Subban told reporters Sunday, about 26 hours after the Nashville Predators traded him to his new club.

"I'm coming to win, I'm not coming for participation," Subban added, according to team reporter Amanda Stein.

And as if that wasn't clear enough, the star rearguard also revealed his top priority.

"Winning is the most important thing to me," Subban said. "The most important thing in my life has been to win a championship."

Subban has never won hockey's ultimate prize. He reached the Stanley Cup Final with the Predators in 2017, but Nashville lost that series to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.

The Devils have won it all three times - in 1995, 2000, and 2003 - while losing in the championship round in 2001 and 2012.

New Jersey has quickly transformed its roster and suddenly boosted its Cup aspirations in the last 48 hours. The Devils drafted potential generational talent Jack Hughes first overall Friday night before acquiring Subban for defenseman Steven Santini, blue-line prospect Jeremy Davies, and a pair of second-round draft picks Saturday afternoon.

Subban joins a Devils squad that already boasts 2018 Hart Trophy winner Taylor Hall and 2017 first overall pick Nico Hischier, as well as Hughes and consistent scorer Kyle Palmieri.