Is This Corey Perry's Year?
There’s something fitting about the Tampa Bay Lightning arriving in Edmonton with Corey Perry in tow. Some players return to places they’ve played before and it feels like just another game. Not for Perry.
Not for the fans who watched him grind through two playoff runs with the Edmonton Oilers . Not for a dressing room that knows exactly the kind of player and person who is walking back into the building. Perry’s career over the last half-decade has been defined by something equal parts impressive and cruel turn of events.
Five trips to the Stanley Cup Final since 2020 and five losses. Teams don’t accidentally make it that far, that often. Players don’t just stumble into June year after year.
He’s done it with different teams, in different roles, at different stages of his career. The common thread is him. “Perry, I mean, he's the ultimate professional," began Zach Hyman.
"Obviously, he's played in the league a long time, has had a lot of postseason success. (He) hasn't won recently, but (it’s) no surprise that the teams that he plays on go far just because he's able to elevate his game in the playoffs and play a style that not many guys can. "So he's a pretty unique and special player, and it's pretty impressive to look at his career, his ability to adapt and change roles and thrive in whatever role he's playing in.
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