Red Wings re-acquire David Perron from Senators for conditional pick
The Detroit Red Wings have re-acquired veteran forward David Perron from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a conditional 2026 fourth-round draft pick, the club announced Thursday evening.
Perron, 37, has 10 goals and 25 points in 49 games with the Senators this year. The 6′ winger is under contract through the end of the 2025-26 season at a $4 million annual cap hit.
The Senators will receive the fourth-round pick (originally belonging to the Columbus Blue Jackets) if Perron plays one game with the Red Wings before the end of the regular season; he has been out since Jan. 20 while recovering from a sports hernia.
Additionally, if the Red Wings reach the second round of the playoffs, with Perron playing in at least half of the first round, the pick will upgrade to Detroit’s own 2026 third-round selection.
UPDATE: The #RedWings have acquired David Perron from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a conditional fourth round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
Perron previously played with the Red Wings in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons after signing with the team as an unrestricted free agent. He left Detroit as a UFA once again in 2024 to sign a two-year deal with the Senators.
The St. Louis Blues originally selected Perron in the first round (No. 26 overall) of the 2007 NHL Draft. Perron has played in 11 seasons with the Blues over three separate stints (2007-2013, 2016-2017, 2018-2022), winning the Stanley Cup with the club in 2019.
Perron has also played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, and Vegas Golden Knights in his journeyman career, collecting 329 goals and 809 points in 1,229 games over 19 seasons. The Sherbrooke, Que. product has added 26 goals and 64 points in 110 playoff contests.
In moving from Ottawa to Detroit, Perron joins a Red Wings team that currently ranks third in the Atlantic Division with a 35-20-7 record and 77 points through 62 games this season. Conversely, the Senators sit six points back of the final Eastern Conference playoff spot with a 29-22-9 record and 67 points in 60 games.