Jeff Petry would have refused a trade to one specific team

With the Pittsburgh Penguins, in order to make the necessary space for Erik Karlsson's enormous contract, Kyle Dubas had to move several big salaries, including Jeff Petry and Mikael Granlund.

On this subject, while he was visiting Tony Marinaro's podcast, Sportsnet journalist Eric Engels made a big revelation about the CH's new defenseman.

He reports that Petry would have refused a trade from his GM, which would have sent him directly to San Jose, while this team was on his no-trade list of 15 formations.

It was due to the refusal of the 35-year-old American that Dubas turned to a team that could accommodate him, while being an acceptable destination for him, namely the Montreal Canadiens.

Let's say that this turnaround with the Penguins allowed Kent Hughes to take advantage of an excellent business opportunity, managing to liquidate two undesirable contracts in Mike Hoffman and Rem Pitlick, as well as welcoming a prospect and a second-round pick along the way, to accept the contract of Petry and Casey DeSmith.

With the perspective that Pittsburgh retains 25% of the defenseman's salary, he becomes much more attractive on the trade market for the CH, who will be able to once again capitalize on his value.

Credit : HabsolumentFan