This article will eventually delve into how well Mathieu Perreault did as the Montreal Canadiens’ third-line centre alongside Tyler Toffoli and Cole Caufield. However, first I must admit that I am in fact wrong quite a lot, and last night was one of those circumstances.
I didn’t like the idea of shifting Perreault from the wing to centre. After all, he’d been used almost exclusively as a winger during his time with the Winnipeg Jets. Personally, I thought Adam Brooks should probably have gotten another crack, but by the end of the game Perreault tallied his third career hat trick, and absolutely dominated the Detroit Red Wings in terms of possession.