2023-11-25 17:29:08
Last summer, the Chicago Blackhawks acquired Corey Perry for a very simple reason: overpay him with an annual salary of $4 million to bring a veteran presence and leadership to surround the young Connor Bedard.
For a team that has no salary cap issues, it wasn’t a big deal to sign Perry (after acquiring his rights for a seventh-round pick) at a big price, especially for the impact. that he might have in the locker room.
The problem, however, is that for several days, Perry has been disappeared from the Blackhawks entourage, he who has not played since last Saturday. The club remains very unclear on the subject, but has affirmed that Perry “is away from the team”.
Luke Richardson and Nick Foligno were unfortunate enough to have to answer questions about this this week.
And today, the team’s GM, Kyle Davidson, answered questions from the media. Once again, he remained vague, saying he had no updates on the attacker, but that he would be sidelined for a while. bout.
Kyle Davidson has “no update” on Corey Perry. Says he’ll be away from the team for “the foreseeable future.”
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) November 25, 2023
Obviously, this is worrying in that we don’t really know what’s going on with him. We don’t know if he’s okay or safe, which is the most important thing in the whole story.
Everyone is very cautious when the time comes to comment on the matter, which does not bode well.
However, Davidson gave some element of an answer when reporters asked him another question on the subject: the decision for Perry to be away from the Blackhawks came from the team, not the player.
Davidson does say it’s the team’s decision for Perry to be away from the team, not Perry’s.
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) November 25, 2023
And that becomes even more worrying. Last year, for example, Alex Pietrangelo was away from the Golden Knights for several weeks, but the decision was his. His granddaughter was seriously ill and the team allowed him to go to his family, and the little girl recovered.
One must be very careful before speculating on the subject, but the fact that the team saw fit to keep him away from the rest of the group demonstrates that the situation is very serious. At the same time, the Blackhawks’ lack of transparency has already been criticized since the Kyle Beach story, making some people afraid to give them the benefit of the doubt.
I understand the need for privacy in some cases, but if the team banished one of its only half-decent players while also being on the hunt for another generational talent, they should have to explain why.
If not, things can get ugly in a hurry in the tank wars.
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) November 25, 2023
We obviously hope that Perry is okay under the circumstances and that he is safe, because at this moment, that remains the most important thing.
Hopefully this is all for good reasons and we can learn a little more soon.
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– Hard blow for the Islanders.
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– I agree.
Goaltending is wild. Quick couldn’t make a a save to save his own life last season.
So difficult to know who will be the next one to string some amazing months together.
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