CANES BOLSTER JUNIORS WITH ACQUISITION OF PERRY
Carolina
After a season of hanging out on the farm with little to do, Joffrey Lupul had made some suggestions to Hurricane management that maybe it was time he was moved on.
Lupul, 23, has been sitting on the farm watching his pro club, the Carolina Hurricanes, continue to roll along this season. With few openings up front on the roster, Lupul could see his chances of cracking the club were growing slimmer by the day.
"I just want to play," said Lupul. "The Canes have so many wingers at the moment, I really did not see much else change next year either. It is nothing against them at all, but I need to play."
In exchange for the talented Lupul, the Canes picked up offensive right winger Corey Perry and a third round draft selection in this years draft.
Perry, a former member of the 2005 Team Canada gold medal winning squad, comes to the team who would have been in need of an offensive right winger next season.
"I am pretty happy about this move," said Perry, who now brings the total of players from that gold medal winning team to 15. "It is pretty exciting being a part of this whole collection and it feels great to be wanted here. I hope that everything works out here because I think this club has a great potential for this year and in the future."
It is not expected that Perry will crack the top two lines in Carolina as they are currently held by Ryan Getzlaf and Junior Lessard, both of which have been performing well this season.
"That is fine with me. I think as long as I have a full time spot, I am okay with it. This team has been one of the tops all season long and I figure why would they want to change anything. Next year, we will see where we can take this club though. That is when I figure I will make an impact."
After a season of hanging out on the farm with little to do, Joffrey Lupul had made some suggestions to Hurricane management that maybe it was time he was moved on.
Lupul, 23, has been sitting on the farm watching his pro club, the Carolina Hurricanes, continue to roll along this season. With few openings up front on the roster, Lupul could see his chances of cracking the club were growing slimmer by the day.
"I just want to play," said Lupul. "The Canes have so many wingers at the moment, I really did not see much else change next year either. It is nothing against them at all, but I need to play."
In exchange for the talented Lupul, the Canes picked up offensive right winger Corey Perry and a third round draft selection in this years draft.Perry, a former member of the 2005 Team Canada gold medal winning squad, comes to the team who would have been in need of an offensive right winger next season.
"I am pretty happy about this move," said Perry, who now brings the total of players from that gold medal winning team to 15. "It is pretty exciting being a part of this whole collection and it feels great to be wanted here. I hope that everything works out here because I think this club has a great potential for this year and in the future."
It is not expected that Perry will crack the top two lines in Carolina as they are currently held by Ryan Getzlaf and Junior Lessard, both of which have been performing well this season.
"That is fine with me. I think as long as I have a full time spot, I am okay with it. This team has been one of the tops all season long and I figure why would they want to change anything. Next year, we will see where we can take this club though. That is when I figure I will make an impact."
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