Veteran defenseman Jeff Petry is looking forward to joining the two-time, reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers after signing a one-year deal with the team.

Could Jeff Petry be this year's Nate Schmidt for the Florida Panthers? He signs for league minimum (with some 35-plus bonuses) to chase a Cup with the defending champs. Petry, 37, had a tough year ...

Last season, the Canadiens paid part of the salary of Jake Allen and Jeff Petry. Kent Hughes traded these two guys to make ...

Former Michigan State defenseman Jeff Petry is joining forces with one of the NHL's top dynasties in recent memory. On Tuesday, the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers ...

It has been four years since Jeff Petry last made an appearance in the Stanley Cup playoffs. It was a memorable postseason, with Petry and the Montreal Canadiens making it to the Stanley Cup Final in ...

Matheson, who was acquired three years ago as a piece of the Jeff Petry trade to Pittsburgh (Petry was later traded back to Montreal briefly in the Erik Karlsson deal the next year), has been a ...

Petry’s contract does come with performance bonuses, although the conditions for those bonuses has yet to be reported. There’s also no report on if it comes with a no-move/no-trade clause ...

Petry, 37, will spend his 14th NHL season with the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, agreeing Tuesday to a one-year deal for the NHL minimum $775,000, which includes bonuses.

Petry also skated in 51 American Hockey League (AHL) games between the Springfield Falcons (2009-10) and Oklahoma City Barons (2010-11 to 2011-12), registering 28 points (7-21-28).

Jeff Petry has seen the Panthers grow into a juggernaut from afar. Now he wants in on the action. Petry, a 15-year NHL veteran defenseman, signed a one-year, $775,000 contract to join Florida on ...