Ducks Lose Perry Long-Term

Well, you can forget about taking Corey Perry at the draft on Saturday, because he's hooped for a while!

On Monday, Perry was a late scratch from warm-ups after suffering a lower-body injury, forced out of the lineup that was to play the Coyotes.  On Wednesday afternoon, the update was broadcast and it was not very good.  It turns out that the 33-year old tore meniscus in his knee and had to undergo knee surgery to repair the damage and he is now slated to be out for about 20 weeks.  By this timetable, he would be set to return in the middle of February or thereabouts.

The Ducks are already suffering mightily from injuries, especially at the forward position, so this comes as a particularly tough blow, just before the start of the regular season.  Projections for the veteran were hovering around the 55-point mark and taking that out of the equation is a lot of offense to try and replace.

This injury does, however, open up a significant roster spot for someone and their 2018 1st round pick, Isac Lundestrom is still hanging around in their camp, possibly eyeing up a top six spot.