If at 25 he's almost a top 4 playing the 5th slot, bringing in that hard play in his zone, some offense and being a mentor to the kids we're golden.
A good young veteran on the 3rd pair will be around 2-2.5 on a 5-6 year deal and he'd be worth it at that point. He still has to bring his game at that level but i trust he can.
No I don't see a prime Petry here but his plus far outweight the minus for that slot. I much rather have him than a Mete. Let's remember Kulak took time but just was at SCF eh? Odelein is another example of a player that developpes late into a valuable player.
I love the Sherif, we needed a guy like that so bad and he's not yet the finished product! Good deal, i'd be sad, i mean kinda realy sad if he gets traded...