Jeff Petry filled in for Shea Weber admirably for the first 24 games of the season before he made his season debut. But when Weber returned, it allowed Claude Julien to settle in to a setup that made both players, and by extension the team, better.
By the end of the season, Petry ended up playing more minutes at even strength, and while that may seem surprising, it was really by design. The Canadiens’ captain would take time on the power play, and penalty kill while mostly playing against the oppositions top players.