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He was positively dancing when he got the Stanley Cup with Anaheim in 2007 but he’s had slumped shoulders four other times and knows how losing feels. winger has played 209 post-season games, five back of former Oilers captain and Hall of Famer Kevin Lowe. His 209 playoff games is now one more than Wayne Gretzky and Jaromir Jagr though, which makes Perry an expert on playoff highs and lows.
“I still talk to him quite a bit. He’s a very good friend and he knows how hard it is to win in this league. I know how much he wants that and I was lucky to be on the right side of it,” said Perry. The Pavelski retirement notice is a wistful moment for Perry, 39, who loved his one year there as a buddy, and realizes the journey the former seventh-round draft pick has been on, without a Cup ring.
“What a tremendous person and player. Just learning from him. He’s got a wealth of knowledge and right up until now, he would be on the ice before practice working on his craft. That’s the type of pro he is. Ask anybody around the league and they’ll say the same thing,” said Perry.
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