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Montreal Canadiens: Five Potential Jeff Petry Trades

By Ken MacMillan

Jan 18, 2022; Dallas, Texas, USA; Montreal Canadiens Jeff Petry. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 18, 2022; Dallas, Texas, USA; Montreal Canadiens Jeff Petry. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 12, 2021; New York, New York, USA; Philip Tomasino. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 12, 2021; New York, New York, USA; Philip Tomasino. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports /

Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators are holding their own in a deep Central Division. The Colorado Avalanche are at the top and the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues are legit Stanley Cup contenders as well.

The Preds are right there with those three, but could use a little support to try and keep up.

Nashville is well known for its great defence over the years, but have taken a bit of a step back on the blue line this season. Ryan Ellis was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers last offseason and P.K. Subban is skating in New Jersey nowadays.

The Preds have leaned heavily on Roman Jokiharju and Mattias Ekholm on the left side of the defence, but could use some help on the right. Alexandre Carrier has been good, Phillippe Myers has not and Dante Fabbro is working his way into being a reliable top four guy, but maybe isn’t quite ready.

Jeff Petry is ready. Putting him on a second pairing with a defensive stalwart like Ekholm would be a perfect fit for Petry. If the Canadiens retain a bit of salary to make Petry a $5 million player going forward, the deal would be terrific for the Preds.

The Canadiens would target a top prospect like Phillip Tomasino who has 15 points in 29 games at the NHL level this season and 32 points in 29 games in the AHL.

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