He's become a valuable go-to guy for coach Paul Maurice — a player you can move up and down the lineup, in a number of different roles, and know you'll likely get a quality result.
Mathieu Perreault is much the same way off the ice. The veteran Winnipeg Jets forward rarely disappoints any time he holds court with the media, typically offering up thoughtful and candid answers to whatever questions are thrown his way.
And so with training camp just around the corner, the Free Press had a lengthy one-on-one chat with Perreault Monday to get his views on a host of different topics — from lofty expectations, tuning out the Stanley Cup final, Jacob Trouba's arbitration, Josh Morrissey's contract situation, Paul Stastny's departure, Blake Wheeler's new deal, Winnipeg's core and who he thinks can break through this year.