Kent Hughes is actively trying to trade Jeff Petry, and it would be better for everyone if it happened before the season starts. What complicates matters is that the defenseman has a list of 15 teams he doesn't want to play with, but Hughes had to do his homework before making his acquisition and he must have a plan. According to Maxim Lapierre, one team in particular couldn't resist acquiring Petry's services at a modest price, and that's the Oilers. Here's a trade proposal with the Habs. <q>OILERS: Jeff Petry, salary withheld 7th round pick 2024 TO THE CANADIENS: Edmonton's 2024 2nd-round pick Withhold part of Petry's salary Raphaël Lavoie</q> The Penguins are already withholding 25% of Petry's salary. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=fr dir=ltr>For cheap I don't see why the Oilers would do without Petry ... if he wants to go of course.- Maxim Lapierre (@Lappy14) <a href=https://twitter.com/Lappy14/status/1688225690091450368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>August 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8>