Please, before you start throwing tomatoes at me and setting things on fire, just put down the pitchforks and hear me out.
Recently bought out by the Anaheim Ducks, 34-year-old Corey Perry is one of the more... interesting UFA targets this year. Between 2014-18, the former Hart Trophy winner averaged 0.725 points per game across four seasons, or about 59 points per a full 82-game season. Last year, however, was a career-low for the veteran forward, as he scored a measly 10 points in just 31 games played.
It’s not hard to find the reason for this apparent cliff-drop — Perry underwent knee surgery in late September 2018.