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.