Anaheim Ducks Best Trade Option for Perry Could be NYR

It will be nearly impossible for the Anaheim Ducks to trade Corey Perry. His salary and no movement clause are obstacles to a deal. The Rangers may offer a viable solution.

I’m on record multiple times for writing that Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry is virtually untradeable at this point. I was critical of TSN for including him as part of their trade bait list. Then NBC Sports for perpetuating the story. I have my reasons.

First of all, what team would make a hockey trade for a player that makes $8.625M per season that has averaged only 55 points over the previous four? Next, Finally, Perry has a full no-movement clause in his contract. If GM Bob Murray could find a trade partner for him, Perry would have to agree to waive the clause. I realize “if” is a bigger word than two letters, but I’ll take a little journalistic license. For the sake of this article, we’ll say that Perry agrees to a trade out of SoCal.

At this point, the New York Rangers become the likely destination. He could be an interesting piece to their rebuilding puzzle. I came up with a nice list as to why Perry is a good fit.