On the second day of free agency, the Montreal Canadiens have added forward Mathieu Perreault to the NHL roster.
One year deal for Mathieu Perreault with the @CanadiensMTL at $950 000.
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) July 29, 2021
The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with forward Mathieu Perreault.#GoHabsGohttps://t.co/fDcv1Rx3JQ
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 30, 2021
It’s a fairly inexpensive one-year, $950,000 deal that doesn’t put much of a dent in the cap space that the team will still have available from Shea Weber’s contract.
Perreault played the 2020-21 season with the Winnipeg Jets, playing on the left wing. Given the number of wingers the Canadiens already have, Marc Bergevin might be expecting he’ll play down the middle and help compensate for the departure of Phillip Danault.
The Drummondville native had 19 points while playing all 56 games last year, and two points in the eight playoff game the Jets contested.
