The Edmonton Oilers are a “genuine contender” to sign Corey Perry, a free agency.
Perry will definitely be wanting to join a team with Stanley Cup aspirations, so fit will be crucial, and there might not be many better fits than in Edmonton. First of all, hardly many people get the chance to play with players like Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Secondly, they genuinely hope to win a cup this year.
The Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn offers them the second-best chances in the league, at 11 percent, to accomplish it.MoneyPuck rates their chances of winning the Cup at 5.7 percent, which is the eighth-best, but Betway’s +1000 odds have implied odds of 9.09 percent.
Therefore, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Oilers, who have won 17 of their previous 20 games and are loaded with skill, are a “authentic candidate” to sign Perry, according to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, who spoke about this on the Thursday edition of Oilersnation every day.
“There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that he is signed by someone,” stated Seravalli.
“The Oilers seem like a legit contender to me. I believe that when you look at their lineup, the right side of their lineup has always been a little thin—for whatever reason, dating back to the days of Jesse Puljujarvi.
And that section, in my opinion, makes a great deal of sense. Aside from his talent, which has defied father time, I believe there’s another aspect of Corey Perry that would make him a true asset to the Oilers. This year, he (was) expected to score fifty points or so and accomplish twenty goals, about. Even so, he’s a gifted player who has seen a lot of success in the playoffs, having made it to three consecutive Stanley Cup finals—all of which were losses—around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and, of course, winning one to begin his career with the Anaheim Ducks.
“He just exudes competition, and I believe it may be problematic sometimes—I’m not talking about the stars here, but about the bottom six. I would want to see someone bring something a little bit different to the table.
Perry would surely have something to offer. They think he’s got the moxie, and from what I could see yesterday, the Oilers have the cap space, albeit very little, to pull off a deal. The Oilers would prefer to go league minimum at $775,000, but they could get by with less than $957,833.