Corey Perry
Corey Perry is nowhere near the player he was in his prime, but with the Devils having so many young wingers on the roster it could be good to bring one of the bigger names in recent history. Perry was not very good with the Dallas Stars this season, putting up just 21 points in 57 games. Obviously, the Stars were hoping for more production after putting him on a good team. Now, his best moment in a Stars uniform is when he was forced to take a long walk of shame during the Winter Classic.
Perry is 35 years old, and it looks like his production fell off the map entirely. It all depends on what Perry is willing to take in the offseason. Is he willing to take a $1 million deal? Then, the Devils could put him on the fourth line and pair him with Michael McLeod or Nick Merkley to build them up on the ice.
He could eventually play himself up to the middle six, but we definitely shouldn’t expect that off the bat. Perry was bad for Dallas, and he really needs to show something during this return to play playoff format to keep his career going.
Perry is just an option to give a shot. He might even have to accept a PTO from a team. Either way, we think the Devils would be smart to give Perry that one last shot to make something of the end of his career.