season. After scoring just 11 points in 37 games, Pouliot was later sent down to the AHL's Aeros. On November 23, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Guillaume Latendresse. On July 1, 2011, Pouliot signed as a free agent with the Boston Bruins on a one-year, $1.1 million contract. On June 23, 2012, as a pending unrestricted free agent, Pouliot's rights were traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Michel Ouellet and a fifth- round draft pick (131st overall) used later that day at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft to select Seth Griffith. Two days later, Pouliot signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract extension with the Lightning. On July 5, 2013, again as a free agent, Pouliot signed a one-year, $1.3 million contract with the New York Rangers. After a successful season with the Rangers and looking for term after playing on three successive one-year deals, Pouliot agreed to a five-year, $20 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers on July 1, 2014. During his first season with the Oilers in the 2014–15 season, Pouliot transitioned easily to the rebuilding club, increasing his scoring presence with 34 points in just 58 games. He was sidelined for 24 games however due to injury. Despite the Oilers returning to the playoffs after a 10-year hiatus in the 2016–17 season, Pouliot endured a lackluster year with 14 points in 67 games regular season games, and no points in 13 playoff games. On June 29, 2017, Pouliot was placed on waivers in order for the Oilers to buy-out the remaining two-years of his contract. On July 1, 2017, Pouliot was promptly signed by the Buffalo Sabres as a free agent, to a one-year $1.15 million deal. Personal Pouliot's younger brother, Hugo, played for the same Hawkesbury Hawks Jr.A. team that Benoît and their father both played with. The day after Pouliot scored his first-ever OHL goal in February 2004, his father died from leukemia. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards and honours References External links 1986 births Boston Bruins players Buffalo Sabres players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Edmonton Oilers players Franco-Ontarian people Ice hockey people from Ontario Living people Minnesota Wild draft picks Minnesota Wild players Montreal Canadiens players National Hockey League first-round draft picks New York Rangers players People from the United Counties of Prescott and Russell Sudbury Wolves players Tampa Bay Lightning players