Senators reel in Perron on 2-year, $8M agreement

The Ottawa Senators signed free-agent forward David Perron to a two-year contract worth $4 million per season, the team announced Monday.

The 36-year-old registered 17 goals and 30 assists for the Detroit Red Wings last year. Those numbers marked a slight dip from the 24 goals and 32 assists he posted in 2022-23.

Ottawa also inked forward Michael Amadio to a three-year deal with a $2.6-million cap hit, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports.

Amadio, 28, tallied 14 goals and 27 points in 73 games with the Vegas Golden Knights last season. He won the Stanley Cup with the team in 2023.

Perron and Amadio join an Ottawa squad desperate to get back into contention amid a seven-year playoff drought. The Senators made a free-agency splash with Claude Giroux two summers ago to complement a young core, but the move has yet to result in a postseason spot.

Perron, a Stanley Cup champion with the St. Louis Blues in 2019, has also spent time with the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Anaheim Ducks, and Vegas Golden Knights. He's tallied 310 goals, 458 assists, and 825 penalty minutes over 1,131 career games.

Perron marks the second significant acquisition for the Senators this offseason, as the club picked up goaltender Linus Ullmark in a trade with the Boston Bruins before free agency began.

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