As the Canadiens' third-most utilized player on the power play last season behind only Jonathan Drouin and Max Domi, it came as no surprise that Petry was asked about how the Canadiens could right the ship in that department.
According to the nine-year NHL veteran, the answer lies within the current set of players.
"I think we have a good group. We look at the end of last year, we had two good groups and we started getting results," insisted Petry. "But it's a matter from Day 1 to simplify things, have a fresh start and getting everyone on the same page so we can get this thing clicking early on."
What is Artturi Lehkonen's main focus heading into the 2019-20 campaign?
Artturi Lehkonen registered a career-high 20 assists and 31 points last season, but he still wasn't satisfied with his production.
Scoring a career-low 11 goals after appearing in all 82 of the Habs' games might have something to do with it.
With that in mind, the 24-year-old left-winger is hoping to be a more dependable presence up front going forward.
"I had a lot of stretches throughout my three years here in the NHL that I haven't been able to produce, so I want to be more consistent," stressed Lehkonen, who is eager to light the lamp more regularly. "You can't put it all on bad luck. You've got to be alert when the chance comes and you've got to be confident enough that you're going to put the puck in the net."