Lightning to sign Corey Perry to two-year deal: report
Corey Perry #CoreyPerry
TAMPA — The thorn in the Lightning’s side the past two postseasons reportedly will be joining the fun in Tampa Bay.
Corey Perry will sign a two-year deal with the Lightning, NHL Network’s Kevin Weekes reported Thursday.
The deal has an average annual value of $1 million, according to Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli.
Perry played in the Stanley Cup final with Dallas in 2019-20 and Montreal in 2020-21, scoring four goals between the two series. His teams lost to Tampa Bay on both occasions, but he did win a Cup with Anaheim in 2007.
Perry, 36, has scored 386 goals and accumulated 818 points over 16 NHL seasons. He had nine goals and 12 assists during the shortened 2021 regular season, then added four goals and six assists in the playoffs.
After 14 seasons with the Ducks, where he was teammates with the Lightning’s Pat Maroon for five seasons, Perry signed with the Stars as a free agent before the 2020 season and then moved on to the Canadiens the following season.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
Contact Mari Faiello at mfaiello@tampabay.com. Follow @faiello_mari.
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