Corey Perry signs 1-year contract with Los Angeles Kings

Corey Perry, who recently turned 40 but still could be a reliable source of production and physicality on a third or fourth line, signed a one-year deal contract with the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, league sources told Pierre LeBrun of the The Athletic. With bonuses, the deal could be worth $3.5 million.

Perry was a longtime nemesis of the Kings when he played for the rival Anaheim Ducks from 2005-19.

Perry scored 19 goals for the Edmonton Oilers in 2024-25, his 20th season in the NHL, and added 10 more in the playoffs. He also played in his fifth Stanley Cup Final in six seasons, though he was part of the losing side all six years.

Perry peaked individually with the Ducks, scoring 50 goals and winning the Hart Trophy in 2010-11. He scored 27 goals or more in eight of his 14 seasons with Anaheim before entering the journeyman phase of his career. Perry has now played for six teams since 2019.

Edmonton signed Perry in January 2024 after the Blackhawks waived him for what they called an “unacceptable” incident involving a team employee. Perry apologized for what he called “inappropriate and wrong” behavior and said he sought treatment for substance abuse.

He went on to give the Oilers quality minutes over consecutive runs to the Stanley Cup Final, but their salary-cap situation complicated his return. Perry made $1.15 million in base salary last season and hit all his $250,000 in bonuses, which will go against Edmonton’s 2025-26 cap number.

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