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Jeff Petry signed with the Florida Panthers hoping to develop into the most recent participant to signal a one-year take care of Florida and go away with a Stanley Cup ring.

Well, perhaps that’ll occur in Minnesota now that the two-time Stanley Cup-winning Panthers’ playoff likelihood is within the playing cards.

The revered veteran defenseman was traded to the Wild on Thursday for a conditional seventh-round draft choose in June. The choose turns into a 2026 fifth-round choose if the Wild win two playoff rounds and Petry performs in 50 p.c or extra of the Wild’s playoff video games throughout these first two rounds.

Petry, 38, offers the Wild right-shot depth and is alleged to perceive he is coming to Minnesota to be an additional behind Brock Faber, Jared Spurgeon and Zach Bogosian. Petry, who has a giant shot, is extra of a defensive puck transfer at this stage in his profession, however the Wild like his expertise and the actual fact he shoots proper.

He will likely be in Vegas in time for the Wild’s recreation in opposition to the Golden Knights on Friday night time.

Petry has eight assists in 58 video games for Florida this season. The Ann Arbor native has scored 96 objectives and 393 factors in 1,039 video games over 16 seasons with Edmonton, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Florida and has blocked 1,616 pictures. He has performed in 48 playoff video games.

One does surprise if this implies proper shot David Jiricek and David Spacek are in play.