Jeff Petry was traded back to Montreal today, but rumours are already picking up that he won't be there long.
Could a trade closer to home, and to a Canadiens rival, be in the cards?
Petry Traded to Toronto
In this mock trade, the Montreal Canadiens send the recently-acquired Petry to the Toronto Maple Leafs, for a decent return.
The Maple Leafs would of course acquire Petry, at 50% salary retained (following 25% of his salary already being retained by Pittsburgh), which would make him a $2.343M player. While past his prime, he provides exceptional value at that figure.
The Canadiens would acquire a third round pick (acquired from NYI for Pierre Engvall), and a fifth round pick. They would equally acquire Calle Jarnkrok for salary reasons, and the rights to prospect Semyon Der-Arguchintsev, who recently left the Leafs for Europe.
Mock Trade
Toronto Acquires
Jeff Petry ($2.343M retained)
Montreal Acquires
2024 3rd
2024 5th
Calle Jarnkrok
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev
It isn't unheard of for these two rivals to deal with each other. Could they do it again?
Who do you think would win this mock trade?
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