24 Days Until Barons Hockey – “Petry”

by Neal Livingston on September 15, 2011 in OKC Barons with 4 Comments

Jeff Petry. Photo Courtesy of Steven Christy Photography www.stevenchristyphotography.com

Easily the most impressive Barons defender through an entire season, Jeff Petry is the guy that others will be chasing in training camp to earn a final defensive roster spot with the Oilers. The first time I watched Petry play I remember using the word “pesky”, but his game has grown much deeper. After an 09-10 season where he jumped to the Springfield Falcons following three years of successful collegiate hockey, his skills have been honed as time soldiers on. By the time that he reached the Oilers this season, he was head and shoulders above the next available Barons defender. Known for his quick back and forth skating, a tenacity in front of the net, and very good hands, Jeff Petry has worked the system beautifully.

As a 2006 second rounder, this is the year he needs to breakout in a big way. He’ll need to earn shutdown line time to prove that, but I’m convinced that he’ll show well in camp, and impress fans and managers alike.

For the kid that idolizes Nick Lidstrom and enjoys fishing in his down time, now is the time to really shine.

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Anonymous

Petry is not as young as most would think, so I think he’ll need to start making strides. His game from an offensive stand point is nice, but he’s pretty brutal on D. Him being a -6 on a good Barons team is pretty eye opening (not in a good way). He needs to become a much better two zone player. I don’t get how you can call out Teubert saying he needs to make some real strides when he is THREE years younger than Petry. Teubert will never have the offensive flare that Petry has, but is much more sound in the D zone and tougher than Petry is. I’d be willing to bet that Teubert will break in to the NHL at a much earlier age than Petry, and it’s not just because Petry went the college route.
Anonymous

As always, thanks for the comments! Appreciate you taking the time to read. In my mind, and what I’ve seen on the ice, Petry is ready NOW for the NHL. He does have a nice offensive bend to his game, but his speed, and smarts have me convinced he’s the next Oilers defender to emerge permanently from the minors.

Teubert, by comparison, seems to have too many question marks. Mainly, “What type of defender is he going to be?”. Even after the tourney in Penticton I feel a tad underwhelmed by him.

He may shock us all during training camp, and I wish the best for both defenders.

Thanks again for commenting.
Anonymous

Petry will see plenty of games in the NHL this season (whether he starts there or not). I didn’t mean that Teubert will be in the NHL before Petry, I meant that by the time Teubert is 23 he will have seen more games in the show than Petry has, imo.

Enjoy reading these tidbits, gets me excited for the upcoming season, keep it up.
Anonymous

And to that you might be right. In the moment, Petry is the guy, Teubert is still outside looking in. I’ll really have to be impressed with his play at least the first month in Oklahoma City to be proved otherwise.