LeBrun still thinks Oilers will trade Petry

Pierre LeBrun was on Edmonton’s TSN 1260 on Thursday afternoon.

On what he’s hearing regarding Jeff Petry potentially re-signing in Edmonton:

“I would be surprised if he re-signs. I think what you heard – correct me if I’m wrong – I think what you heard was that the Oilers reached out to his agent to see if there was any interest, which is also what I heard. Whether or not that actually leads to an extension – I mean, I guess it’s possible.

“But my sense is he’s gone this long where he thought, because that’s what he was being told, that he was going to be traded – why not go play some playoff hockey and then maybe circle back July 1 if the Oilers are part of your plans, right?

“Anyway, again. I think that it’s so fresh, as far as I can understand it – in terms of the Oilers reaching out to Newport on behalf of Jeff Petry – that we’ll see how this goes over the next day or two. But I still think that at the end of the day he gets traded.”

Source: TSN 1260/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey

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