Quoting: Burnout
There's also the fact that Montreal wouldn't want to trade Petry for White without a substantial add from Ottawa.
Weird, I haven't read/heard anywhere that Petry still had that much value... Turns 35 y/o in 6 months, is owed 20 M$ over the next 3 seasons
I don't know Petry much off the ice, except that he visited my sister's house when he first came from Edmonton, so don't know if Ottawa would desire him. They need great locker room guys that can still play to surround the young core.
Quoting: Burnout
In general there wasn't any real reason for Montreal to want White in the first place outside of an opportunity for Montreal to clear cap space. There's wasn't a great argument for a fit even before they got the 1st OA pick and they simply cannot afford him in the present unless they're sending more cap back. Its also abundantly clear that Montreal isn't interested in taking on significant future years of salary.
Well, I was certainly not the one making up rumors lol. You can have you own opinion all you want, it doesn't change any of the reality and other people speculation and opinions.
I don't know why they were interested in White but it is what it is. The NHL is a small world, there is a lot of connections. Teams are enamored with certain players (for good or bad) and eventually get them (or not)