When Jeff Petry left Montreal, it was at his request. It was he who asked Jeff Gorton, during the holidays, to leave the Canadian in the direction of an American club.
Obviously, the fact that the CH lost and that Dominique Ducharme was not exactly his best friend are factors that did not play in favor of management, but there is above all the fact that his wife no longer liked Montreal. .
We know that she openly criticized Montreal’s sanitary measures and that she left Quebec in the middle of the season, leaving Petry alone in town to finish the CH regular season.
It had caused a lot of talk, but the dust had settled. After all, the transaction took place this summer and how Mike Matheson started his training camp helps to pass the pill, let’s say.
Jeff Petry is so happy in Pittsburgh as he is now at the stage of defending his teammates in a pre-season game via a punch which relieved him of US$5,000 in his wallet. That’s a nasty change of tone. #SamuelMontembeault #ZackKassian
But what catches the eye in Montreal is the way the former CH has spoken to the media recently.
Petry, the number of years spent in Montreal, knows that his statements have repercussions. But that, he has nothing to do since he is at the Penguins if we trust his words.
Asked about his new start, he said he was very happy (which is correct, of course), but he added it by saying he was happy to play in an environment where the standards are higher.
I’m happy to be in an environment where simply “making the playoffs” is not enough and where we aim for the Stanley Cup every year. –Jeff Petry
Really, Jeff?
Of course, you will understand that the defender was slammed by the good Tony Marinaro on BPM Sports this morning. Jean-Charles Lajoie’s columnist spoiled himself.
During his segment, @TonyMarinaro protested against the words of Jeff Petry who mentioned that in Montreal, we are satisfied with very little.
His column at the microphone of @JiCLajoie ➡️ https://t.co/ldSyn9wcWx pic.twitter.com/sLE0fkRb9j
— BPM Sports (@BPMSportsRadio) September 29, 2022
Marinaro recalled, correctly, that Petry asked to leave and that Kent Hughes, who was not obliged to do so, accommodated him. Hughes could have just kept him, but he sent him somewhere else.
The CH showed class and this is how he thanks the Canadian?
Note also that the famous “anything can happen in the playoffs”, was Marc Bergevin’s phrase. Kent Hughes, he wants to do like the Penguins, that is to say, build a club that can win every year.
But Petry didn’t give him time because his wife wanted to leave because of the pandemic, but also, as Marinaro said, because of the French in Quebec. She couldn’t figure it out after six years here.
Because it ended well with Montreal for him (in the sense that he got what he wants), he could have simply passed his turn and thanked the CH, but he decided to add to it unnecessarily.
Petry missed a great opportunity to shut up. After all, he really didn’t have a great 2021-2022 season and he got what he wanted. In the conditions, the CH therefore deserves more than that.
Jeff Petry shot an arrow at the Canadiens’ culture, and Tony REALLY didn’t like his statement. pic.twitter.com/f4dnk9DvIq
— BPM Sports (@BPMSportsRadio) September 29, 2022
Personally, what I often remember about Petry is that he himself signed, without being forced, a contract extension with the Canadiens (until 2025) in September 2020. In 2020, the pandemic had begun.
Did he think it was going to last only six months?
The CH made it to the final and when they had to replace Shea Weber as the #1 right-handed defender the following year, they weren’t able. He blamed others (on Dominique Ducharme, in particular) and left.
I liked Petry during his stay in town (he was very good for the club), but let’s say that his comments yesterday sickened me.
A lot of
– Josh Anderson trains with the others.
Josh Anderson is back training with his teammates. Non-contact sweater. @CanadiensMTL @TVASports
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) September 29, 2022
– Where Grandpa hides the fudge. Why deny a classic?
Burrows can still thread the needle where Grandpa hides ________________
*Complete the sentence. Thanks pic.twitter.com/FZThkvtaBJ— Marc-André Perreault (@MA_PerreaultTVA) September 29, 2022
– What do you think?
This is certainly a defensible opinion, even if it is difficult to rewrite history. https://t.co/JFeaVDSiPn
— Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) September 29, 2022
– To monitor.
Nico Hischier has a hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated in 10 days, per Lindy Ruff #NJDevils
— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) September 29, 2022
– Who will take their place?
Free washer | Few places for young people finally https://t.co/6lL7gPTyBb via @lp_lapresse
— Mathias Brunet (@mathiasbrunet) September 29, 2022