Last night, against the Toronto Maple Leafs, veteran defenseman Jeff Petry was finally back in action after a few games absence.
As we told you yesterday, Petry's return was and will be interesting for several reasons. First, it forces Martin St. Louis to make tough decisions with his defensemen. Backs like Chris Wideman, Kale Clague, Corey Schueneman, Jordan Harris and eventually Justin Barron, are going to be bailed out. They can't all play and now we're adding a veteran to all this congestion.
In honor of his return to action, Petry closed out the game with a : 1 point collected (one assist), zero differential, one shot on net, four checks, three blocked shots. All this in just over 21 minutes of play.