The Montreal Canadiens are rumoured to be keeping a close eye on Corey Perry during the free agent negotiating period. Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet mentioned in his 31 Thoughts article that Montreal and Pittsburgh are on Perry’s radar right now.
Perry was bought out of his eight year, $8.625 annual cap hit last week. He clearly struggled with injury and performance this season. He finished the year with just 31 games played for the Anaheim Ducks and only ten points.
That is a far cry from the heights Perry once reached as an NHL player.
Perry was a first round draft pick by the then named Mighty Ducks in 2003 which has become known as one of the best draft classes ever.