The denigrators of Canadian defender Jeff Petry have quite a few arguments to cry out for his departure from Montreal and the veteran is doing little to appease their anger this season.
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Having missed a few games this month with an upper-body injury, the No.26 was in the spotlight when he returned to play on Tuesday, but more with his statements to the media. The American had deplored, after the loss of 5 to 2 at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins, a lack of structure in the game of his team, thereby shooting a point in the direction of head instructor Dominique Ducharme.
However, Petry is among those who tear it up and the last few days have not allowed him to straighten the boat. In Pennsylvania, he posted a differential of -1 and, Thursday at the Bell Center, he was on the ice when the Philadelphia Flyers scored their two goals; the Habs, however, won 3-2 in a shootout.
The right-hander has a -7 record in 2021-2022, but above all, he remains stuck with a meager harvest of two assists. He hasn’t scored since May 1, his famine including the entire playoffs. Still, he continues to get significant uptime, which was to be a key element of the power play. Thus, he has played less than 20 minutes in a meeting only once this year.
Speaking of the Canadiens’ power play, he hasn’t impressed anyone so far. Montreal ranks second to last in the National League in this regard with an efficiency percentage of 12.5%. Only the Arizona Coyotes do worse at 11.8%. It is also the only team on the Bettman circuit to be behind the Bleu-Blanc-Rouge in the general classification.
Contractually, Petry is in the first campaign of a four-year, $ 25 million pact. He holds a partial no-move clause allowing him to submit a list of 15 teams to which he does not wish to be traded.