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After signing defenceman David Savard and centre Cédric Paquette as free agents on Wednesday, Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin added left-winger Mathieu Perreault on Thursday night.
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“I haven’t talked to them yet,” Perreault said during a Zoom conference Friday when asked about the two other francophones added to the Canadiens’ lineup. “I’ve met them in a few charity tournaments in the past summers, so I know them. But it’s very exciting to have a chance to play with some French-Canadians, not something I’ve had a whole lot throughout my career. I’m very excited to get to meet all the guys and the French guys on the team, that would be special. So I’m very excited.”
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According to a report from TSN’s Rick Westhead, former Chicago Blackhawk Nick Boynton named three prominent players, Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp, and Brian Campbell, as examples of players who had knowledge of the May 2010 incidents involving former video coach Brad Aldrich and unnamed former players. Those incidents have been laid out in a lawsuit against the organization that is currently under investigation.
In his interview with Jenner and Block, the law firm in charge of the “independent review” of the allegations against Aldrich and the Blackhawks, Boynton says he was told of the incidents from former teammate Jake Dowell, and that “basically everybody” on the team knew about what had happened.
Mathieu Perreault signs one-year contract with Montreal Canadiens
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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.
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