Turns out, David Poile, the man who made more trades than any general manager in NHL history, has some regret about what was arguably his biggest trade.

The trade heard around the NHL world on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, the one that sent Nashville Predators captain Shea Weber to the Montreal Canadiens straight-up for P.K. Subban, is the one that had Poile reflecting Thursday.

The former Predators general manager told 102.5-FM's Robby Stanley and Joe Rexrode on "Robby & Rexrode" that he wishes the swap of defensemen never happened.

"In the bigger picture, I wish Shea had never been traded," Poile told the radio station. "I'm being very honest with you when I say that."

Poile, the winningest general manager in NHL history, retired after last season.

The deal accomplished a lot of goals, including helping the Predators' improbable run to the 2017 Stanley Cup Final. He also helped them to the Presidents' Trophy the following season.

"I did what I felt I had to do," said Poile, who spent 41 seasons as a GM "It worked well for us. It worked fine for Shea. I mean, we got into the Stanley Cup Final. We almost won the Cup, and that was certainly the impetus to do the deal.

"That's where the business part gets in the way of the hockey part. You have agents involved and different things."

Poile said he would have preferred signing Weber long-term, like he did with Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg.

After 11 seasons with the Predators, Weber played in 275 games during five seasons with Montreal. He hasn't played since the 2020-21 season, though his contract runs through 2025-26. He likely will spend the rest of his career on long-term injured reserve and has since been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights, who then traded him to the Arizona Coyotes.

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Subban, a Norris Trophy winner before he arrived in Nashville, played 211 regular-season games in three seasons with the Predators before he was traded to the New Jersey Devils. He retired after the 2021-22 season.

He had two goals and 10 assists in 22 games during the 2016-17 postseason.

Subban told The Tennessean last February that being a part of that trade was an honor.

"It's the biggest compliment I've been given in my whole career," he said. "Shea Weber was an outstanding hockey player and was great for this community and Nashville and was great for this team."

When asked by The Tennessean who won the trade, Subban smiled and shrugged.

"I don't know," he said. "I don't do that. I'll let you guys decide that stuff."

Weber is scheduled to be in attendance Feb. 13 for the Predators' game, along with Mike Fisher, Tom Fitzgerald and Kimmo Timonen for "Captains Night" as part of the team's 25th season celebration.

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