When Jeff Petry came to Montreal in a trade from the Edmonton Oilers, he was expected to be a steadying presence on the second pair; defensively sound with some occasional offence added in.
After re-signing in 2015, he suffered an injury-riddled 51-game season where he had a respectable 16 points. Following that, things really started to take off.
For Petry, the initial boost in his offence came from playing alongside Andrei Markov on the Canadiens’ second pairing, while Shea Weber carried around Alexei Emelin for the opening part of the season.