Corey Perry will be away from Chicago's NHL team for the foreseeable future, general manager Kyle Davidson said Saturday. The 38-year-old Perry, from Peterborough, Ont., hasn't played since he skated for almost 15 minutes during a 3-2 loss to Buffalo last Sunday.
He was a healthy scratch for Wednesday night's 7-3 loss at Columbus and Friday's 4-3 victory over Toronto. "It's been a team decision so far to hold him out, and that's about all I'm able to provide," Davidson said.
Perry was acquired from Tampa Bay in a June trade, then agreed to a one-year contract worth $4 million US. The former junior star with the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights has four goals and nine points in 16 games.
Asked about the possibility of a trade, Davidson responded: "To start ruling anything out I think is irresponsible, so I'm just going to not comment on any possible outcome of this." In a statement provided to Hockey Night in Canada, Pat Morris, Perry's agent, said the forward has stepped away from the team to attend to personal matters.