Overview
- Multiple outlets reported on Friday that the Dallas Stars have signed 38-year-old David Perron to a one-year, prorated NHL contract for the 2026-27 season.
- Reporters including Elliotte Friedman and Frank Seravalli said the deal carries a prorated $850,000 cap hit and noted the team had not yet issued an official announcement.
- Dallas is expected to use Perron as a depth winger and occasional power-play option rather than as a top-six scorer given his role over the last two seasons.
- The signing responds to an early-season scoring shortfall and injuries in the Stars’ forward group, most notably Matt Duchene’s core surgery that will sideline him for about three months.
- Perron enters what would be his 20th NHL season with roughly 1,239 games, 332 goals and 812 points, and his experience could stabilize Dallas’s secondary scoring and special teams if he stays healthy.