Proposal: Corey Perry to Pittsburgh

[Toby Flenderson]

What would it take Anaheim fans? He’s a bit on the decline but still a great player and a guy that plays with grit and toughness, something Pitt lacked in the Washington series.

Honestly completely unsure of his value, so in an effort to not upset anyone I won’t make an offer. I would like to see what Anaheim fans would want for him in a trade.

Cheers.

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[Force951]

Depends on how much you want retained. If you want him at full price we will happily drive him to the airport. 50% retained and we will want a decent return.

 

[K Fleur]

His value to Pittsburgh is somewhere from “no thanks” to “f*** off”.

 

[Riptide]

Perry doesn't make a ton of sense for us. Figure in his contract, recent performances and most importantly the fact that he's a RW and Pittsburgh is stacked at RW.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Pens have absolutely no use for Perry. We already have more RWs than we know what to do with, we already have an elite net-front player, we're built around speed, and we have no cap space to spare. It's a non-starter.

 

[Toby Flenderson]

Depends on how much you want retained. If you want him at full price we will happily drive him to the airport. 50% retained and we will want a decent return.

If ANA is willing to do 50% I would pay a lot for him

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Perry doesn't make a ton of sense for us. Figure in his contract, recent performances and most importantly the fact that he's a RW and Pittsburgh is stacked at RW.

Yeah there's a small handful of teams who I could perhaps be a fit for a Perry trade, but Pittsburgh just isn't one of them.

A team interested in Perry would almost surely have an opening for a top 6 RW, a ton of cap space and a need for a net front presence. None of that describes the Pens.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Patric Hornqvist who plays a somewhat similar same to Perry is probably better than him at this point.

 

[Ares]

Pens have absolutely no use for Perry.

There's always a use or two for a handsome man

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Id be willing to trade him to pitt…. I don't expect a whole lot back, unless they want us retaining on it.

 

[Riptide]

Id be willing to trade him to pitt…. I don't expect a whole lot back, unless they want us retaining on it.

Even if Anaheim retained 50%, he still doesn't make a ton of sense for Pittsburgh. There's zero room in Pittsburgh's top 6 on RW, with Kessel, Hornqvist, Rust and Sprong all vying for icetime. Rust might play LW, but that would only be to move Sprong into the top 9.

I can imagine several teams being interested in Perry... Pittsburgh just wouldn't be one of them.

 

[tony d]

He may have been a good fit during his prime. Crosby with Perry as his policeman would have been fun to see. Still Perry has lost a step the past few yrs. so I doubt a deal would happen here.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

He may have been a good fit during his prime. Crosby with Perry as his policeman would have been fun to see. Still Perry has lost a step the past few yrs. so I doubt a deal would happen here.

I think most folks here would go with an analogy that puts Perry on the opposite side of the law.

 

[Individual 1]

His skating would not fit well with Pittsburgh

 

[Syrinx]

There's always a use or two for a handsome man

Unfortunately, we've already got one of those:

 

[Duck Off]

Anaheim would sell him cheap because of the contract. That said, Perry to the Pens makes no sense for them.

 

[Peat]

I don't like Trade Board threads that are just OP fellow fans screaming "What the hell" at them but I really don't see any other appropriate response.

Anaheim fans just wish he was our GM.

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

In a bubble, I dont mind Perry.

But unless he comes with a bunch reta9jed AND he can convert to LW without losing a beat, I cant see the pens bringing him in

 

[405Exit]

His value to Pittsburgh is somewhere from “no thanks” to “**** off”.

Yah I don’t see anyone taking on Perry contract. Dudes gonna retire a duck like Getzlaf. We just gotta deal with it as Duck fans, and help bring in some players to help the team while they are here. Pretty much only thing we can do.

 

[domaug]

what? why? Perry's not a good fit for the Pens at this stage of his career especially with his contract.

 

[405Exit]

In a bubble, I dont mind Perry.

But unless he comes with a bunch reta9jed AND he can convert to LW without losing a beat, I cant see the pens bringing him in

I wouldn’t retain anything on em. This team always has a strict budget of the cap. Retaining on Perry dilutes the options we can do to make the team competitive. We aren’t like the Toronto Maple Leafs who has free will to spend to the exact single dollar amount of the cap.

 

[Dick Sledge]

If ANA is willing to do 50% I would pay a lot for him

Why would you pay a lot for another right wing who doesn't fit our style and is on the decline?

 

[405Exit]

Id be willing to trade him to pitt…. I don't expect a whole lot back, unless they want us retaining on it.

And we shouldn’t. No reason to retain some of the contract especially at 50% like fans are suggesting. 50% is basically Tyler Johnson at 5 million for 7 years.

I’m using Tyler Johnson as an example of what kind of players we could be getting with the retention money.

 

[Ignatius]

The Pens are already hated enough, adding Perry would only test how much the limits of hatred can be pushed.

 

[mpp9]

50% retention? I’d be interested. He’s not what he was, but as a third wheel with Sid and Guentzel, he’d be worth 4 mil.

Sid’s RW is still up in the air. He doesn’t like playing with PH full time. Kessel doesn’t play there. Sprong is an unknown. And Rust ain’t a regular top line player.

Another guy who can score goals between the dots on the Pens could be of use.