Jeff Petry had to show the picture to his mom twice before she understood the significance.
As trades go, Petry could not have authored a better landing spot than the Detroit Red Wings as he enters the twilight of his career, returning to the area he calls home — the area where his dad, Dan, won a World Series with the Detroit Tigers in 1984. Petry was at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday, the day after Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes, and then Wings GM Steve Yzerman, called to fill him in on the trade details.