Player Discussion Corey Perry - The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend
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Jimmi McJenkins
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Thanks for starting the thread. He's an excellent pick up. Love the way he plays (now that he's on the Oilers), he really seems to get it.
Such a smart hockey player.
Such a smart hockey player.
FlameChampion
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He definitely has some moxie and smarts that a lot of other forwards lack.
Stoneman89
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Yah, that Connor Brown reclamation project is going along swimmingly.
But Perry has been as advertised.
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Corey Perry is the undisputed master of the game within the game, something the Oilers were badly missing
Jimmi McJenkins
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He should go to the HHOF just for that.
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A lot of players can learn things from Perry- one of the slowest players in the game at this point in his career, yet probably still one of the smartest players in the league in the offensive zone. Always knows where the puck is going to be, making little subtle plays to disrupt the other team, sublime stick positioning in both zones so that his skating isn't a hindrance. Such a good player even at his age.
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OfCorsiDid
54 goals? Must've been the money!
CornKicker
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holloway, mcleod and the young oilers can learn a ton from guys like hyman and perry. ie if you arent sure where the puck is going get to the net
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This is spot on.
No other Oiler would identify that the Bruins are down to 5 dmen and the team needs a boost. So he picks a fight with a dman (takes the Bruins down to 4 dmen for 5 minutes) and then continues to hang around the net...irritating the goalie continuously until he scores.
If Perry wasnt on the team there is no way they get a point from last nights game.
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Yup, when fans talk about intangibles, this is the kind of player that really masters them. Difficult to quantify but a valuable aspect, especially for a player with talent like Perry. I feel like most Cup winners have at least one worm / rat agitator type player, and the better they can play is just a cherry on top.
Kane, Draisaitl have some elements of this that can bring the team into the game but what Perry does is IMO more effective at times, because he can do it without getting the book thrown at him unlike Kane (Kassian before him) and Leon at times.
This is spot on.
No other Oiler would identify that the Bruins are down to 5 dmen and the team needs a boost. So he picks a fight with a dman (takes the Bruins down to 4 dmen for 5 minutes) and then continues to hang around the net...irritating the goalie continuously until he scores.
If Perry wasnt on the team there is no way they get a point from last nights game.
Absolutely. Coming back from a 4-1 deficit was sparked by his antics. Imagine that in a playoff game (but winning it in OT). Oh wait...we already know what that's like from the other side in that series vs the Ducks
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Griffin Perry would probably score a goal before Brown
The trick when you are slow is you need to avoid needing to be fast.
You just took the words right out of my mouth. L'il Griff trying to get the puck away from McDavid looks just like Connor Brown forechecking.
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This is spot on.
No other Oiler would identify that the Bruins are down to 5 dmen and the team needs a boost. So he picks a fight with a dman (takes the Bruins down to 4 dmen for 5 minutes) and then continues to hang around the net...irritating the goalie continuously until he scores.
If Perry wasnt on the team there is no way they get a point from last nights game.
I think others would identify that, but Perry's definitely the only one to think "how do I make this worst for them?"
Reminds me a bit of Kostin last season, but so much more refined. It's the difference between a raging bull in a china shop that indiscriminately breaks everything, and someone that's deliberately trying to piss you off by breaking that one piece that you inherited from your recently deceased grandparents.
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This is all just part of the marinating process for Perry. He peaks in the playoffs…and you gotta love that!
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Also in recent history, the Kassian one went well until the end as well
bone
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That's the thing with reclamation projects. Take them on and you can have success, but if you commit long term on someone who fell out of favor before you can get burned. We're starting to see signs that it could happen with Kane now as well.
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