For the Leafs, the idea is that they’re going after a depth winger with more offensive upside than Par Lindholm has been offering from the fourth line; Lindholm, while he’s contributed as a regular on the penalty kill, has just one goal and 12 points in 61 games in his rookie NHL season.
Petan, who turns 24 in a month, has spent most of the season in the AHL with Manitoba, where he’s piled up 52 points in 52 games. A prolific scorer in junior (WHL Portland, Team Canada World Juniors) who has translated that over into the AHL, his minutes and offensive opportunities have been limited at the NHL level (23 points in 108 games), but he’s a skilled if undersized (5’9, 180lbs) playmaker.