Huge statement on Jeff Petry's value and fans simply can't believe it

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August 14, 2023 (9:21)

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For Kent Hughes and the Canadiens, it's been radio silence since the acquisition of Nathan Légaré, Jeff Petry and Casey DeSmith a week ago.

Légaré has been contacted by the Habs, but the other two don't seem to have been, which leads us to believe that they will be traded shortly. But at what price?

That's a question that comes up a lot. What is Jeff Petry's market value? Charles-Alexis Brisebois was a guest on Tony Marinaro's podcast with Matthew Ohayon, the Sick Podcast, and Ohayon made a pretty spectacular statement.

"Montreal can still withhold 50% of his salary, which I think could get them a first-round pick. He's a defenseman with a lot of experience, so I expect a team to pay top dollar for Jeff Petry, and I'm sure there will be a lot of interest in a player like him." - Matthew Ohayon

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For his part, Brisebois remained more cautious in his comments, saying that if there really were a lot of teams interested in Petry at $2.34 million, he'd already be gone. We're inclined to agree.

In our opinion, a 1st-round pick is a high price to pay for his services. What's more, Kent Hughes can only offer the defenseman to 16 teams, and knowing his class, he'll do his best to move Petry to a city where he'd like to play.

Nonetheless, we applaud Ohayon's boldness in making this statement and sincerely hope he's right.

Jeff Petry could fetch a first round pick 👀@Charles__Alexis joins @MatthewOhayon to discuss all things #Habs.

Full pod👇
Watch: https://t.co/xcuR4dN6Vd
Listen: https://t.co/OH7VBP5h3R #GoHabsGo #thesickpodcast pic.twitter.com/YY2YwU0lLo- The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro (@thesickpodcasts) August 12, 2023

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