![]() I believe it’s in that room and hopefully I can be a part of it.” I still want to win another one and I believe it’s here. He has stated his willingness to return, and with his next contract unlikely to cost much more than his current $1 million AAV, expect the team to explore bringing him back.Ĭorey Perry on his drive to win another Stanley Cup: “At the end of the day, that’s still inside me. But like Ondrej Palat’s free agency last summer, this scenario is anything but a given.Įlsewhere, the team will have decisions to make on UFAs that have helped fill out the lineup behind the team’s core.Ĭorey Perry, soon to be 38, has been a bargain providing consistent depth scoring in the regular season and playoffs. ![]() A contract with term that ensures he retires as a Bolt, to help lower the AAV, would be our best-case scenario for retaining our beloved influencer. However, while both parties would love to continue their relationship, the Lightning likely will not be able to fit Killorn’s next contract under the salary cap if he signs at his market value. We haven’t talked enough about it.” (2/2) But yeah, I can’t really talk about that right now. “I know my agent and Julien are going to, for sure, be in talks. Now 33 years old and showing no signs of slowing down, Killorn is set to cash in this summer, if he chooses, and get a raise over the $4.45M AAV of his previous contract. His 27 goals and 64 points this season marked career highs for both. The veteran forward has played 805 games for the Bolts since being drafted in the third round in 2007 and has been a mainstay in the top-six of the lineup.Īs Killorn has aged, he has only gotten better at scoring. UFAs: Alex Kilorn, Corey Perry, Pierre-Édouard Bellemare, Ian Cole, Brian ElliottĪlex Killorn, the longest tenured member in the organization, headlines the Lightning’s group of free agents this offseason. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Re-sign or replace pending UFAs Newark, New Jersey, USA Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) and right wing Corey Perry (10) look on during the third period against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center.
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