{"id":120583,"date":"2021-10-31T15:45:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T19:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=120583"},"modified":"2021-10-31T15:45:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T19:45:39","slug":"montreal-canadiens-mathieu-perreault-injury-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/10\/31\/montreal-canadiens-mathieu-perreault-injury-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Canadiens Mathieu Perreault Out Due To Eye Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/10\/27\/the-lwoh-show-central-division-preview-whos-hot-whos-not\/\" target=\"_self\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> have announced forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/perrema01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mathieu Perreault<\/a> will miss two to three weeks due to an eye injury.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Dominique Ducharme annonce que Mathieu Perreault est bless\u00e9 et manquera 2 \u00e0 3 semaines de jeu. Adam Brooks sera dans l&#39;alignement \u00e0 Anaheim.<\/p>\n<p>Dominique Ducharme says that Mathieu Perreault will miss 2 to 3 weeks with an eye injury. Adam Brooks will be in the lineup in Anaheim.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Canadiens Montr\u00e9al (@CanadiensMTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/1454871557613006848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Perreault Sidelined For Two to Three Weeks<\/h2>\n<p>During the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/1454870572391964675?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pregame press conference in Anaheim on Sunday<\/a>, Montreal&#8217;s head coach Dominique Ducharme said the injury is something that developed with time. He added that Perreault saw a doctor on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran player signed a one-year deal with the Canadiens in July after spending seven years playing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a>. He was drafted 177th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/capitals\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Capitals<\/a>, where he played for four years. The 33-year-old spent a season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/ducks\/\" target=\"_self\">Anaheim Ducks<\/a> before signing a contract with the Jets in 2014. Perreault is currently tied at first with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=hoffmmi02,hoffmmi01&amp;search=Mike+Hoffman&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Hoffman<\/a> for goals and is fourth in points.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Ducharme said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/brookad01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Brooks<\/a> will replace Perreault in the lineup on Sunday against the Ducks. He also added that defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/petryje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Petry<\/a> and forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gallabr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brendan Gallagher<\/a> will be game-time decisions.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means For The Future<\/h3>\n<p>Montreal will now have to find a way to replace Perreault&#8217;s presence for the next few weeks. He was having a decent start of the season for them, scoring four points in eight games playing in the third line with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/toffoty01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Toffoli<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/caufico01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cole Caufield<\/a>. For the game on Sunday, Brooks will take Perreault&#8217;s role. However, he is not the best option to replace the veteran.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Habs have a few options. If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/evansja02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Evans<\/a> continues to improve in his recovery from an injury, he can take part of the time Perreault will miss. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/paquece01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cedric Paquette<\/a> could also replace him in short term but he isn&#8217;t as talented and that can be a failed experiment for them. They could call someone up from their AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, and give a prospect like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/poehlry01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Poehling<\/a> the chance to help the team. Whoever the chosen one is, Perreault&#8217;s absence will still be felt by their team.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"jKKnofbWQs5p7_cw7Anmhw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1350269951\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'jKKnofbWQs5p7_cw7Anmhw',sig:'A7jhW9T2wBULpaYupqmR0i14Cd-SbY3ahtmioC9sGgY=',w:'594px',h:'394px',items:'1350269951',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Montreal Canadiens have announced forward Mathieu Perreault will miss two to three weeks due to an eye injury. Dominique Ducharme annonce que Mathieu Perreault est bless\u00e9 et manquera 2 \u00e0 3 semaines de jeu. Adam Brooks sera dans l&#39;alignement \u00e0 Anaheim. 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