Ranked by all but one of us in the 20s, Perron has had quite the fall from grace. Our eighth ranked prospect from last year, a combination of an injury-riddled season and the addition of other quality prospects has led to a significant drop in our rankings for a player who was once considered a can’t miss prospect.
Perron earned that status by improving his point totals with Rouyn-Noranda year after year, going from 18 points to 55 in his draft year, and then jumping to 76 points (64GP: 29G, 47A) in 2014-15. His 2015-16 season is up there as one of the best by a Sens prospect in recent memory, with Perron finishing second in the QMJHL in points-per-game (1.