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Corey Perry is returning to the Lightning.<\/p>\n
On Friday, March 6, the Tampa Bay Lightning confirmed that NHL veteran Corey Perry will be returning<\/a> to the team following a trade with the Los Angeles Kings<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have acquired forward Corey Perry from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Tampa Bay\u2019s second-round pick in 2028,\u201d read a message on the official Tampa Bay Lightning Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Perry, 40, has played in 50 games with the Kings so far this season. He has 11 goals and 28 points. He won the Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks in 2006\u201307 and has appeared in 237 career playoff games, the third-most in NHL history. Over those postseason appearances, he has recorded 64 goals and 141 points, including 12 game-winning goals.<\/p>\n A four-time NHL All-Star, Perry had the best season of his career in 2010\u201311, when he scored 50 goals and 98 points with the Ducks, earning both the Maurice \u201cRocket\u201d Richard Trophy as the league\u2019s top goal scorer and the Hart Trophy as the NHL\u2019s most valuable player.<\/p>\n How Do Tampa Bay Fans Feel About Corey Perry\u2019s Return?<\/p>\n Perry previously spent two seasons with the Bolts from 2021\u201323, recording 31 goals and 65 points in 163 games, including 12 power-play goals. He was part of the 2022 team, making it to the Stanley Cup Final before losing to the Colorado Avalanche. Perry left Tampa as a free agent, joining the Chicago Blackhawks and then playing in Edmonton, before going to LA.<\/p>\n After the Lightning confirmed that Perry is coming back, Bolts fans expressed their feelings on the deal on social media.<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly a great move, awesome locker room guy, cup hungry veteran player ready to break that curse and a 2nd round pick likely late enough to essentially be a 3rd round pick isn\u2019t even bad. I like it, adds grit and net front scoring ability,\u201d one comment read<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a good presence on the bench and knows how to make it far in the playoffs. I still think the price is steep. Should of been a 4th rounder unless the kings retain his cap,\u201d someone else said<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThere go the Stanley cup hopes,\u201d a third Facebook user wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cNo not the Perry curse\u2026 this was going to be our season,\u201d a fourth person added.<\/a><\/p>\n What Is the Corey Perry Curse?<\/p>\n As many longtime hockey fans know, Perry has been associated with a longtime Stanley Cup curse. Aside from the fact that Perry has never hoisted the Cup over the course of his career, he\u2019s been a part of a few teams who have made it to the Stanley Cup Final and then lost.<\/p>\n