In a little more than a month, general manager Steve Yzerman pulled off two trades that project to significantly improve the Detroit Red Wings.
And he did it without much of a cost to the team.
This week's acquisition of Jeff Petry, a right-shot defenseman whose history includes power play success, comes after July's trade for Alex DeBrincat, a 40-goal scorer. DeBrincat, 25, and Petry, 35, both have resumes that indicate they can help end what has become a seven-year playoff drought for their hometown team.
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Petry, an Ann Arbor native who grew up in Farmington Hills, was acquired by sending Gustav Lindstrom and a conditional 2025 fourth-round pick to the Montreal Canadiens.