While there's plenty of excitement (and plenty of criticism) around the signing, it did force the Oilers to place a player on waivers, and now that player has officially been revealed.
The 28-year old Erne has played in 23 games for the Oilers this year, tallying one goal and two points over that time, and while moves like this can sometimes be tough, this was a no-brainer for a team looking to make a Stanley Cup run. Erne had signed a one-year, $775k deal with the Oilers this past summer, so overall, this just made the most sense as the Oilers add some more firepower in the form of the arriving Perry.
As Read on Hockey OTB - BREAKING: Oilers Place Player on Waivers to Fit in Perry's Contract
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JANVIER 22 | 128 ANSWERS BREAKING: Oilers Forced to Place Player on Waivers Following Corey Perry's Signing Will this move pay off for the Edmonton Oilers? | ||
| Yes | 77 | 60.2 % |
| No | 51 | 39.8 % |
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| B | P | PTS | ||
| Mitch Marner | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Alex Newhook | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Brett Howden | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shea Theodore | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Zach Benson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Alexandre Carrier | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Chris Kreider | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Michael Matheson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brayden McNabb | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Beckett Sennecke | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nick Suzuki | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Josh Anderson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Phillip Danault | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Doan | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Noah Dobson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jake Evans | - | 1 | 1 | |
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