{"id":829267,"date":"2025-02-23T13:12:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T19:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/23\/folk-hero-deserves-promotion-to-edmonton-oilers-top-hart-line-on-merit\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T13:12:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T19:12:04","slug":"folk-hero-deserves-promotion-to-edmonton-oilers-top-hart-line-on-merit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/23\/folk-hero-deserves-promotion-to-edmonton-oilers-top-hart-line-on-merit\/","title":{"rendered":"Folk hero deserves promotion to Edmonton Oilers top &#8220;Hart&#8221; line on merit"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-labelledby=\"articleTitle\" data-wcm-id=\"7d066ccd-ba0a-416a-90c5-042ca9b89914\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Published Jan 31, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>Last updated Feb 01, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>3 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oilers-canucks-1068.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=UlZFMrzfpEnxp1GnCtT6LA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oilers-canucks-1068.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=9xBQ1Q_7TPvJlBjH49bZ1g 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oilers-canucks-1068.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=f6_NZ5dOamv378Yka2Auhw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oilers-canucks-1068.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=V2RAgqyuHX-WWsIeHvlz3Q 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oilers-canucks-1068.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=A0Dm-crzKk0tq8GQt5Gmqg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oilers-canucks-1068.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=wtxf7vZiP3HtQFC6ZicAzw 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oilers-canucks-1068.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=pXQuIFBG3M-JKvcgTMwmrw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oilers-canucks-1068.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=UypqOwgErmmH0xGtWPLiqQ 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oilers-canucks-1068.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=OVCsPlOtltJDEUvdaJlcOg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oilers-canucks-1068.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=osoXLodpMGi-gscwyhVTqg 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Edmonton Oilers Corey Perry (90) throws Vancouver Canucks Quinn Hughes (43) to the ice\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oilers-canucks-1068.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=7gXocAOV564IWyKCbd663A\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oilers-canucks-1068.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=7gXocAOV564IWyKCbd663A,\n                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/oilers-canucks-1068.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;sig=EKrgbSAOXzpAEeFNEumMsQ 2x\" height=\"750\" width=\"1000\"><\/picture><figcaption><span>Edmonton Oilers Corey Perry (90) throws Vancouver Canucks Quinn Hughes (43) to the ice during second period NHL action on Thursday, January 23, 2025 in Edmonton. <\/span> <span>Photo by Greg Southam<\/span> \/<span>Postmedia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<p data-async>This in from Tony Brar of Oilers TV at the <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"Edmonton Oilers\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/category\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/edmonton-oilers\/\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" data-link-type=\"backlink\" href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/category\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/edmonton-oilers\/\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> practice today, news that Edmonton\u2019s newest folk hero, winger Corey Perry, has been promoted to the top line to play with <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"Connor McDavid\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/tag\/connor-mcdavid\/\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" data-link-type=\"backlink\" href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/tag\/connor-mcdavid\/\">Connor McDavid<\/a> and Leon Draisaitl on Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><em>EDM lines &#038; pairings \u2013 Friday\u2019s practice:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2022 Ekholm &#038; Klingberg are not on the ice<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Draisaitl \u2013 McDavid \u2013 Perry<\/em><br \/> 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<em>Stecher<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Skinner<\/em><br \/> <em>Pickard<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>My take<\/h2>\n<p data-async>1. Corey Perry\u2019s folks hero status is new in Edmonton but it\u2019s intense just now, with Perry\u2019s brilliant punking of Vancouver in a recent game against the Canucks. The big moment came when Perry retaliated for rough play against Oilers star <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"Connor McDavid\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/tag\/connor-mcdavid\/\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" data-link-type=\"backlink\" href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/tag\/connor-mcdavid\/\">Connor McDavid<\/a> by picking up and dumping Canucks star Quinn Hughes on his head in a fight scrum.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve seen other Oilers players win this folks hero status at times. Mike Smith a few years back when he fought Cam Talbot of the Flames at centre ice comes to mind. Then there was Evander Kane intimidating Matthew Tkachuk of the Flames in the 2022 playoffs. Of course, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are perennial local hockey heroes based on their brilliant play. But Perry has really hit the spot in recent games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div aria-labelledby=\"EdmontonJournalHeadlineNews7463068292739586028586650178682880\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component data-target-list=\"EJ_HeadlineNews\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<p>By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Perry then cemented his status as a local hero by taunting and goading the Canucks the rest of the game, drawing a penalty by refusing to take on a fight.<\/p>\n<p>It was an example of gamesmanship par excellence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-31-at-3.11.52-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"stats\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-31-at-3.11.52-PM.png\" width=\"550\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. But it\u2019s more than the Vancouver game that justifies the promotion of Perry on merit. Perry, who will turn 40 during the Stanley Cup playoffs this spring, has been a solid two-way performer for the Oilers at even strength this year.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019d been so weak in the playoffs that I had questioned the team bringing him back this summer. He was, essentially, the least effective Oilers winger during the 2024 Stanley Cup run. I thought he was done as an NHLer.<\/p>\n<p>But I was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>This year he\u2019s been effective on the attack. He\u2019s fourth on the team in even strength goals with nine, behind only Leon Draisaitl, 26, Connor McDavid, 14, and Zach Hyman. 12. He\u2019s also hung in there on defence, no worse than most of his fellow wingers.<\/p>\n<p>3. Perry\u2019s had some other big moments in recent games. He\u00a0 was pushed into Buffalo goalie James Reimer, then pinned Reimer\u2019s stick against the post, which prevented Reimer from making a save on goal by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>And against Seattle he took a breakaway pass from Darnell Nurse and scored. Perry was about as wide open on that breakaway as you\u2019ll ever see an NHL player.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s been on quite a run, as good at picking as he is at punking.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>4. It could well be that Perry\u2019s slump in the 2024 playoffs was related to injury. We likely saw that same kind of slump with Darnell Nurse last playoff season. So as critical as the playoffs are in player evaluation, they\u2019re just a small sample size, and you\u2019ve got to factor in injury to your calculations, given how much players will keep playing with significant injury in May and June. In the regular season in 2023-24, Perry had been an effective performer for the Oilers.<\/p>\n<p>5. And the Cult\u2019s Bruce McCurdy adds: \u201cPretty sure that Draisaitl-McDavid-Perry will be the first full line of Hart Trophy winners since Toe Blake-Elmer-Lach-Maurice Richard in 1947-48. The Punch Line. Blake won the Hart in 1939, Lach in 1945, Richard in 1947. Blake\u2019s career ended suddenly in January of 1948.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The MVP Line? Or the Hart Line?<\/p>\n<h2>At the Cult of Hockey<\/h2>\n<p data-async><strong><a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"LEAVINS: Player grades in loss to Red Wings\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/cult-of-hockey\/edmonton-oilers-3-2-loss-player-grades1825123\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/cult-of-hockey\/edmonton-oilers-3-2-loss-player-grades1825123\" target=\"_blank\">LEAVINS: Player grades in loss to Red Wings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-async><strong><a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"STAPLES: What have so many turned against Evan Bouchard? Key stats shed some light\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/cult-of-hockey\/one-big-name-d-man-debuts-for-edmonton-oilers-tonight-another-one-struggles-mightily\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/cult-of-hockey\/one-big-name-d-man-debuts-for-edmonton-oilers-tonight-another-one-struggles-mightily\" target=\"_blank\">STAPLES: What have so many turned against Evan Bouchard? Key stats shed some light<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Staples on Politics<\/h2>\n<p data-async><strong><a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"If Trudeauu2019s Canada is going to throw Alberta under the bus in tariff negotiations, what good is that kind of Canada?\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/opinion\/columnists\/canada-us-trudeau-trump-tariffs\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/opinion\/columnists\/canada-us-trudeau-trump-tariffs\" target=\"_blank\">If Trudeau\u2019s Canada is going to throw Alberta under the bus in tariff negotiations, what good is that kind of Canada?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mayes-01-31-25.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=KzI_3-O_x3K1wLwdcz6Ykg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mayes-01-31-25.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=UFZ4PfIF8xgqEAWkKvAAug 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mayes-01-31-25.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=vcsJkZXEyaDb8afF_CXIdA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mayes-01-31-25.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=qEXGl9cB_4pJClyDM62Qdw 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mayes-01-31-25.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=R1ko96vk0jvaGQ0gASr8rw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mayes-01-31-25.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=JLZdZJ5PHn16QPrVYz-Y8w 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mayes-01-31-25.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=dYVUFW8VQRl54-YANH_FCg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mayes-01-31-25.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=EgDIc6cIdVutc3E-pefpLg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mayes-01-31-25.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=CdI_FKfGF717QrgCT-XbZw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mayes-01-31-25.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=VymZesS1pGM8JYJTCsEfhA 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mayes-01-31-25.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=d1fZyKMjM6S3nOy7DdiSlQ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mayes-01-31-25.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=d1fZyKMjM6S3nOy7DdiSlQ,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mayes-01-31-25.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;sig=vQ5fXANJTcxugF0bwpR1Nw 2x\" alt=\"tariffs\" height=\"480\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\"><\/picture><figcaption><span> MAYES.01.31.25_291680782.jpg<\/span> <span>Photo by Malcolm Mayes<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/cult-of-hockey\/edmonton-oilers-corey-perry-toronto-maple-leafs\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published Jan 31, 2025 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated Feb 01, 2025 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 3 minute read Edmonton Oilers Corey Perry (90) throws Vancouver Canucks Quinn Hughes (43) to the ice during second period NHL action on Thursday, January 23, 2025 in Edmonton. 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