The Nashville Predators have signed free agent center Yanic Perreault. Terms of the deal were not released.
The 34 year old had been in training camp on a tryout agreement and finished the preseason with two goals and three points in four games.
Perreault was said to be battling Randy Robitaille for a spot as the team's second line centre. At least one report had Perreault and the Predators discussing a two-way deal, which would give the NHL team financial flexibility down the road.
"We'll have to see what all the options are before anything gets decided," Perreault told the Tennessean prior to the team's final preseason game Sunday night. "But hockey is different today. The new (collective bargaining agreement) makes things much different."
Robitaille, along with forwards Jerred Smithson and Scottie Upshall and defenseman Greg Zanon were all assigned to the team's minor league affiliate in Milwaukee.
Perreault, a third round pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1991, will be joining his fourth NHL team having also played for Los Angeles and Montreal. In 2003-04, he had 16 goals and 31 points in 69 games with the Canadiens.