http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/sports/story.html?id=5fcb30e4-a875-47fe-9f5c-ea23ba5dfb1f
So, after 3 seasons in the Habs system [excluding the year he spent in Russia during the lockout], Perogi [aka Alexander Perezhogin] has left the organization, signing what appears to be a 2 year contract for $1.7M U.S.; the reports are fuzzy about the length of the term, as some have interpreted it to be a one year contract. Given Perezhogin's relative success at the NHL level, I highly doubt he would command $1.7M for only one season.
Part of me is disappointed, because I had hoped Perogo would develop into more of an offensive
player. This season, he seemed to excel at times on the 3rd line, and at times he was excellent at forechecking the opposition due to his quickness. However, I said "at times" because he was very inconsistent in his play. At one time this winter during a shootout, I remember Perogi winding up for a slapshot and missing the net! How can a forward miss the net in a shootout!?!
The Habs must feel strongly about their other offensive oriented forwards [eg. A. Kostitsyn, M. Grabovsky ] that are closer to NHL-ready to not worry about Perezhogin. Maybe he will show up in the NHL again in the future, but for the next couple of seasons we shouldn't bother thinking about him. All in all, if Perogi strictly wants to play for money, then he's better of going back to Russia. If he wanted to help the Habs by doing whatever's necessary to win a Stanley Cup, he would have stayed in Montreal, period.
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