When Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes took over the Montreal Canadiens, there were expected to be numerous changes and a mountain of tough decisions to be made. One of those decisions was going to be veteran defenceman Jeff Petry, who is in the first year of his contract extension.
Out of every player on the Montreal roster this season, no one has struggled as much as Petry, not just defensively but offensively as well. After multiple 40-point seasons in a row, Petry has just five points in 36 games for Montreal this year. The entire team is underperforming, but the degree in which Petry looks off his game is shocking, to be at least slightly diplomatic about it.