On Saturday, Montreal Canada trade guard Jeff Petry and forward Ryan Poehling to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for guard Mike Matheson and a 2023 4th-round pick.
Petry played 68 games for Team Canada last season, post 27 points (6 goals, 21 assists). A 12-year NHL veteran, Petry spent the previous eight seasons with Montreal.
Over 508 matches against Canada, Petry has collected 248 points (70 goals, 178 assists).
Petry was originally a second-round pick (No. 45) by Edmonton Oilers in 2006. The veteran defender played five seasons for the Oilers before being transferred to Montreal for two picks in 2015.
The 34-year-old man has three years left on one four-year contract, $25 million. Petry will earn $4.5 million in 2022-23 and 2023-24 and $3 million in 2024-25.
Poehling, 23, was selected with number 25 in the first round of the 2017 draft by Canadaiens. He played in 57 games for Montreal last season, ending with 17 points (9 goals, 8 assists). Poehling played 85 games for the Canadianiens in the previous three seasons, scoring 22 points (13 goals, 9 assists).
Matheson arrived in Montreal from Pittsburgh in the deal. The 28-year-old defender has 31 points (11 goals, 20 assists) in 74 games for the Penguins last season.
The Florida Panthers drafted Matheson with the 23rd pick in the first round of the 2012 draft. He spent five seasons with the Panthers before being transferred to Pittsburgh in 2020.
Trade for Pittsburgh is their second deal of the day. Earlier on Saturday, Penguin transaction defender John Marino to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for defender Ty Smith and a 2023 third-round draft pick.
