Playing Devil’s Advocate: What Would Trading Corey Perry Do For The Anaheim Ducks?

We have fun with a gigantic “What if?” that was posed to us on Twitter by one of our followers!

Stop.  Look and listen.

Sorry – I don’t know why I’m quoting MC Lyte today.  Guess it was the best way to get you to give this wild idea we’re presenting here at Pucks of a Feather today.

We know we’re not TSN, ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, or even NBC Sports (and for that we’re grateful!) – we don’t have reporters dedicated to covering the NHL and the Anaheim Ducks ’round-the-clock and live on location – but we do have one thing on those guys: we’re a fanblog.  We can do pretty much anything we want!

For example, I had a reader not too long ago tell me (in the comments section of a post that I had written) that he would like to see the Anaheim Ducks trade Corey Perry.

Since he said this in all seriousness, I had to keep my sarcasm in check and respond to the idea with an open-mind.

Of course, the idea is absolutely preposterous right now – dude’s only 30 and was tied for third in goals scored in the playoffs, so I’d say he still has a few years left of being considered an elite scorer – but the more I thought about it, and the more I read about the Phil Kessel trade, the more I realized that there are very few players in today’s NHL who are considered untouchable.

Since I would not label Perry as one of the few untouchables in this league – his linemate, Ryan Getzlaf, is more valuable, and even he might not be considered as such! – I decided to sit down and ruminate about what a trade involving Corey Perry might do for the Anaheim Ducks.

Remember: there are no rumors that caused us to react and write this (although this very topic was brought up by a rival blog back in January of 2013).  No one here believes this is going to happen – hell, my staff would not touch this topic with a 30-foot pole!  Keep that in mind as we discuss this monumental “What if?”