Dreger on possibility of Perron to Penguins or Canadiens

Darren Dreger was on Edmonton’s TSN 1260 on Thursday morning.

On any potential interest from the Canadiens or Penguins in David Perron:

"Potentially, for sure. Pittsburgh absolutely is looking for a top-six forward and so that process probably has been amplified with the loss of Pascal Dupuis long-term. But anyone who watched the Penguins and the Leafs last night, all of the sudden you’ve got Blake Comeau, who’s kicked into high gear and he’s really giving the Penguins some offense. So I wouldn’t say that it’s an urgent matter in Pittsburgh just yet, but this is something that Rutherford most definitely is looking for.

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“I don’t know that David Perron is on his radar, but what I do know is Rutherford is one of those guys that he’ll make a list of available players, and players that he likes, and he’ll just continue to tick down that list until he finds the right fit.

“So the hockey world knows David Perron is available. And David Perron sure expects to be traded, but I don’t think there’s any sort of official timeline as to when that might happen.”

Source: TSN 1260/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey