Most hated Anaheim Ducks players around the league – Part Three. You know my name.
By Ed Stein
Blackhawk Up
Corey Perry and the Chicago Blackhawks know each other quite well. He’s had plenty of altercations with the Windy City’s hockey club. Two in particular ticked off our cousins at Blackhawk Up. First, there was his “cross check” of Marian Hossa in 2014 after the latter picked his pocket. Then there was a slash of Ryan Hartman in 2017. In response their contributor Shane Crosby wrote the following:
"Corey Perry has quite the reputation outside of the Anaheim organization. His dirty play and borderline dangerous hits top the list of reasons why he is enemy number one in Chicago. There is no doubt that Corey Perry is a skilled hockey player. But all of that goes out the window when your style of play is to purposely injure opposing players."
For their part, neither Hartman or coach Joel Quenneville was particularly upset about the incident. Fans see things a little differently than players, but I can understand why Blackhawks supporters would be ticked off. There’s no doubt the Ducks and Hawks have had a heated rivalry this decade. It’s part of the game, but wow, they can’t stand him. This is from my counterpart, Samual Bolland:
“Chicago fans hate Corey Perry for the same reasons Anaheim and everyone else hates Brad Marchand. Having said this, I leave you with the simple fact that Corey Perry replaces the toilet paper roll facing in.”
Imagine how much they despise him when he scores an amazing goal:
Now that’s Malice with a capital “M.” Needless to say, Perry won’t be invited to the Blackhawk UP Christmas party anytime soon. Seriously, CP10 plays the game hard, and at times loses his cool. We can expect him to mix things up for the next few years against Chicago.