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MONTREAL -- Star defenceman P. Vans Old Skool White .K. Subban is keeping quiet about negotiations on a new contract with the Montreal Canadiens. Subban is scheduled to go to arbitration on Friday unless he can ink a new deal with the club before then. "Ill answer one question about the negotiation: Its been kept pretty quiet the whole time and its going to remain that way until a deals done," he said Saturday at the RBC Canadian Open at Royal Montreal. "As of right now, Im just trying to enjoy the day and not think of anything." No matter how often he was asked in a scrum with media, there was no news on how much money the 2013 Norris Trophy winner is seeking or whether he wants a short or long-term deal. It may end up being among the richest contracts in the league, considering that the NHL salary cap will rise substantially next season and perhaps again the year after that. "Theres a lot of things on my mind," he said. "First of all, I love golf. "My favourite now is Graeme McDowell. I hope he picks it up here and pulls out a win for me. We had a great dinner last night. Hes also represented by RBC. That has taken my focus off a lot of things, not just contractual or hockey things." He applauded the deal the Canadiens signed this week with centre Lars Eller a day before he was scheduled to go to arbitration. Eller, after an ordinary regular season and a strong playoffs, inked a four-year US$14 million contract. "He deserves it," said Subban. "Hes played well and hes a big part of our team." Subban, who helped Canada to hockey gold at the Sochi Games in February, took part in a chipping contest with fellow Olympic athletes Brad Jacobs, a curling gold medallist, and snowboarder Caroline Calve. "This is probably the shortest summer Ive ever had because of how far we went in the playoffs," said Subban, whose team reached the Eastern Conference final. "But its a good thing because you know the seasons close to starting. "I think its 74 days before puck drops. Im trying to enjoy the summer but the hard training has already started." Vans Sk8-Hi Shoes For Sale . Traditional contenders Brazil, Greece and Turkey drew the other three spots to complete the 24-team field for this summers tournament in Spain, basketball governing body FIBA announced Saturday at its meeting in Barcelona. Vans Shoes Sale . Marie rink got back in the win column at the Olympic mens curling tournament with a 7-4 win over the host Russian squad on Wednesday. http://www.vansshoesclearancesale.com/va...-sale.html . -- Two out of three aint bad.All-American wrestler Pat Cummins will step in on short notice for the injured Rashad Evans to face Daniel Cormier at UFC 170, the UFC announced Thursday. Evans, the former light heavyweight champion, has been forced out of action with a knee injury. He was originally expected to miss up to four weeks, however, UFC president Dana White says the injury is worse than first expected and surgery is the next step. Cormier, the former Strikeforce Heavyweight GP champion aand one of four former Olympians in the UFC, is 2-0 in the organization as a heavyweight. Vans Shoes Wholesale. The light heavyweight matchup against Cummins on Feb. 22 is his first bout at 205 lbs. Cummins, who was working his day job at a coffee shop when he received the call for the fight, is 4-0 in his mixed martial arts career. UFC 170 in Las Vegas features Ronda Rousey defending her womens bantamweight championship against Sara McMann in the main event. ' ' '