It's not a question of if Jeff Petry will help the Penguins' attack, but how much Petry will help the Penguins' attack.
Petry, turning 35 in December, struggled mightily at the beginning of last season on a poor Canadiens team and racked up only six points in his first 38 games. After several seasons as an elite point-producer among defensemen, it wasn't all that much of a stretch to assume his game simply crashed and burned with his environment.
Then came Martin St. Louis, who took over as the Canadiens' head coach on Feb.