Corey Perry’s two-season stint with the Edmonton Oilers got here to an finish this offseason as he signed with the Los Angeles Kings, a group he eradicated two years in a row within the playoffs. Perry signed a one-year, $2 million contract, and with bonuses concerned, the contract is value $4 million.
Corey Perry was one of many key figures who led the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Finals this 12 months. The veteran ahead scored 30 factors in 81 regular-season video games. However his contribution within the playoffs was far more vital, with 14 factors in 22 playoff video games.
The previous Stanley Cup winner usually took up the function of an enforcer for the Oilers, dictating the tempo of video games. Perry was additionally a frontrunner within the dugout; his speech after a disappointing Sport 4 first interval led to an impressed comeback in extra time.
Nevertheless, like three different earlier consecutive ends in the Finals, Perry was on the dropping facet. The Oilers additionally needed to maneuver on from ageing expertise as they let go of gamers like Viktor Arvidsson and Connor Brown, together with Perry.
Perry’s former teammate, Adam Henrique, was on “Leafs Morning Take” and spoke about Perry. The 2 had been beforehand teammates on the Anaheim Geese in addition to Edmonton.
“I am studying as you are getting older on this sport, it’s a must to do extra and ensure you’re on high of every part to carry out on the ice. He is a man that does that each single day. He is aware of what he must do to be a difference-maker for a group. You may see over the previous variety of years, he is not afraid to simply accept any sort of function on a group, to be part of that group.
“He is efficient in that too. He had an incredible playoff. Not shocked {that a} group like LA needed him. Groups that play towards him within the playoffs see how useful he’s, and in the event that they get an opportunity to convey him in, they do. He is completed it for a really very long time. I don’t know if there’s an finish in sight for that man,” Henrique mentioned. [Timestamp: 2:20 onwards]
Adam Henrique on his need to remain in Edmonton
Elliotte Friedman had reported that the Oilers had requested gamers with no-trade and no-move clauses in the event that they want to waive them. Adam Henrique, one of many gamers, declined and determined to remain on. He defined himself throughout “Leafs Morning Take”:
“It has been nice. That was one thing I by no means actually skilled in my profession till I used to be traded there. An enormous a part of the explanation to re-sign and return. Clearly, the group’s been nice yearly and makes playoff runs, which is superior to be part of. However to play in entrance of the followers that we’ve each evening, it is nice. It may be a difference-maker.
“They see how necessary the sport is to everybody there. Across the metropolis, folks simply love the Oilers. They’re identical to one other participant for the way a lot they adore it. I had nice followers in New Jersey and Anaheim, nevertheless it’s on a distinct stage. [3:50 onwards]
Henrique earned 27 factors in 81 video games for the Oilers with 14:39 minutes of common ice time. At 35 years of age, he’ll hope for extra consistency as he approaches the twilight of his profession.
Edited by John Maxwell
