Among the veterans that the Habs can count on right now, there is defenseman Jeff Petry. However, the number 26 of the Tricolore is not having a good start to the season. In fact, he's been taking a lot of heat since the start of the 2021-2022 season.
Once again yesterday, it was a very difficult game for Petry. The stats may say otherwise with just under 21 minutes of playing time, four checks, three shots on goal and a -1 rating, but Petry's erratic play was most likely responsible for the CH's loss last night.
On the Caps' first goal, it was Petry who was outflanked like a cone by Nic Dowd. While Down was busy foiling Jake Allen, the Habs defenseman was just watching the play. Then Petry took a penalty that led to the Caps' second goal.
When you see a veteran like Petry make mistakes like that when he is supposed to be a leader and control the game, you have to wonder. What is going on with Jeff Petry? He is not the same player as last year and yet he is healthy.
