Oilers Sign Petry

by Scott Reynolds on Mar 26, 2010 4:47 PM MDT

The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to a two-year entry-level contract with defender Jeff Petry. Petry was drafted in the second round of every Oiler fan's favourite year of the last decade. Even though he was drafted in the second round he was the Oilers' first pick since Kevin Lowe had traded their first round selection to the Minnesota Wild for Dwayne Roloson. Weren't those the days? Anyway, there had been reports that a deal was close, and now it's done! So good on the Oilers for that!

As for Petry himself, he had a rough season in 2008-09 but this season he's played very well at Michigan State and considering the men on the Oilers' blue-line there's a very real chance he vaults to the NHL before the season ends. At 22, that's not even completely unreasonable. Theo Peckham, for example, is only about one month older and was taken in the third round of that same 2006 draft. With only nine games left on the schedule any time Petry plays in Edmonton shouldn't have an impact on his contract status. For more on Petry, check out Derek's write-up from last month.

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First Game Tonight?

According to the Falcons website it looks like Petry will get in his first game tonight.

March 26, 2010 – The Springfield Falcons and Lowell Devils get together on Friday night at the Paul Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA.

FALCONS LINEUP

Chris Minard – Chad Wiseman – Jordan Eberle
Charles Linglet – Rob Hisey – Colton Fretter
Liam Redoox – Ryan O’Marra – Colin McDonald
Jason Pitton – Slava Trukhno – Matt Beca

Chris Armstrong – Jeff Petry
Eddie Del Gresso – Jake Taylor
J.F. David – Jordan Bendfeld

J.P. Levasseur
Bryon Pitton

by Smytty777 on Mar 26, 2010 4:52 PM MDT reply actions

Good stuff. If he shows well in his first two or three games I really wouldn’t be at all surprised to see him in Edmonton.

by Scott Reynolds on Mar 26, 2010 5:28 PM MDT up reply actions

Live stream

Hey, does anyone know of a live online stream of this game??

by Kitcheneroilfan on Mar 26, 2010 6:08 PM MDT reply actions

He’s already the 3rd best defenseman on the team

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by Derek Zona on Mar 26, 2010 10:06 PM MDT reply actions

You talking about on the Falcons or on the Oilers?

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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 27, 2010 1:58 PM MDT up reply actions

The entire system.

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by Derek Zona on Mar 28, 2010 1:42 PM MDT up reply actions

But we’re talking healthy defenders here, right?

by Scott Reynolds on Mar 28, 2010 3:37 PM MDT up reply actions

I had to think long and hard to see if it mattered.

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by Derek Zona on Mar 29, 2010 10:01 AM MDT up reply actions

Eberle with another assist and Petry was +1. He’s already better than Taylor Chorney.

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by Derek Zona on Mar 27, 2010 11:56 AM MDT reply actions

Shots on net were 36-13 over the last 45 minutes, suggesting that the Falcons weren’t exactly dominating out there no matter who was on the ice.

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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 27, 2010 2:03 PM MDT up reply actions

Good point.

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by Derek Zona on Mar 28, 2010 1:42 PM MDT up reply actions

Chorney is only about 8 months older and he’s a lot smaller than Petry so I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Petry is already the better pro.

by Scott Reynolds on Mar 27, 2010 2:15 PM MDT up reply actions

I hope Peaches does a great job for your team.

(And that at some point in his career he shares a team with Vlasic, as a team with both Peaches and Pickles on it is just too cute for words.)

"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero

by Baroque on Mar 28, 2010 11:05 PM MDT reply actions

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