Of all the bad moves Ron Hextall has made as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Jeff Petry trade is one that I actually had some hope for when it happened.
In fact, I liked it.
He had been an excellent all-around defenseman in both Edmonton and Montreal, he seemed to be a nice upgrade for the second pairing on the right side, and with Kris Letang back in the mix it was going to give the Penguins a situation where they would have one of those two on the right side of the ice for at least 40 out of 60 minutes every game.