“Last few days he’s been feeling better,” Gulutzan said. “He’s going to play on the second power play, and he has that acumen, just how good he is on the wall. We’re not gonna play him 20 minutes tonight, but we want to play him enough that we get him in here and get him feeling good about his game.”
The 38-year-old, who is coming off a 28-point (13 goals, 15 assists) regular season with the Senators and Red Wings, will play on a line with Arttu Hyry and Jamie Benn.
“It’s been a long time, so I’m really excited just to join in with this great group of guys and try to bring my game,” Perron said. “It feels like the first [shift] almost because of the way it played out, so there’s gonna be a lot of excitement in my game, and hopefully I can bring some energy to the guys and sustain that through 60 minutes.”
Perron brings some much-needed offense to the Stars, who have scored 35 goals this season and average 2.62 goals per game.
“I’m very impressed,” he said of the Stars. “I feel like a lot of guys on this team, they’re mature at this point, and it’s exciting for me to come into the room. The way they approach every single day, being pros and doing everything in their power to win.”