Earlier this week, the Habs signed Jeff Petry to a six year, $33 million contract. Having had some time to ponder the deal, our writers weigh in with their thoughts on the deal, including whether or not Montreal overpaid.

It turns out that Jeff Petry wasn’t just a rental acquisition after all as on Tuesday, the Habs announced that they have signed the 27 year old blueliner to a six year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed but it is being reported that his cap hit will be $5.5 million on a front loaded contract.

Jeff Petry hasn’t been around for too long having only been acquired at the trade deadline. However, he made an instant impact with the Canadiens and is poised to land a big deal on the UFA market. Should the Habs be the team to give it to him?