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Anaheim Ducks Best Trade Option for Perry Could be NYR

By Ed Stein

ANAHEIM, CA - JANUARY 23: Corey Perry #10 of the Anaheim Ducks skates with the puck against Ryan McDonagh #27 of the New York Rangers during the game on January 23, 2018 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - JANUARY 23: Corey Perry #10 of the Anaheim Ducks skates with the puck against Ryan McDonagh #27 of the New York Rangers during the game on January 23, 2018 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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ANAHEIM, CA – MARCH 26: Ryan Getzlaf #15 of the Anaheim Ducks battles in a face-off against Kevin Hayes #13 of the New York Rangers during the game on March 26, 2017. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Mutual Problem Solving

Defenseman Marc Staal hasn’t been the same player since he took a puck to his face off the stick of Kimmo Timonen back in March of 2013 (I won’t post the video, but here is the link). Before his injury, he was a 21 minute per night player, now he plays under 19.

Coincidentally, the Anaheim Ducks could use a veteran in their D-Core that plays 17-18 minutes per night. While it may not be worth $5.7M per year through 2021, it’s less than Perry makes. Additionally, the could buy him out in the summer of 2020 without seriously damaging the cap structure. Anaheim can surely get two decent years out of Staal.

The Trade

After I came up with all these reasons why Perry could go to NYC, I had a chat with a friend of mine who covers the Rangers. He was less optimistic about a possible trade than I was. Probably because I think the Anaheim Ducks would be a perfect team for center/wing Kevin Hayes. So I asked him what it would take for the Rangers to bring on Perry.

He said, “Talk Sam Steel and other prospects plus salary assumption and maybe.” He’s right, but there are workaround solutions.

Sam Steel isn’t happening and rarely do the Ducks pay someone to play for another team. It doesn’t mean that a deal is out of the question. There are very few Ranger players that GM Jeff Gorton deems as untouchable. The Anaheim Ducks need another center, which is where Hayes comes in.

My proposal is the Anaheim Ducks send Perry, Nick Ritchie (who needs a change of scenery), mid-level prospects such as Julius Naatinen and/or Andy Welinski, and a second-round pick to New York for Hayes and Staal.

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