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Londoner Corey Perry’s decorated run with the Anaheim Ducks may be nearing an end with a possible trade or contract buyout looming, veteran TSN insider Pierre LeBrun reports.

Perry, 34, has two seasons remaining on a contract that pays him US$8.6 million per year. The well-connected LeBrun strongly suggested that his 998-game tenure in Anaheim – a Stanley Cup, an NHL MVP award and 776 career points to go along with 1,000-plus penalty minutes – will end.

“The Ducks are on the same page as Corey Perry and his camp as to how this might unfold,” LeBrun reported, noting the rebuilding Ducks and the star winger “probably will part ways.”

There are two options, LeBrun noted: A trade, with Anaheim paying some of Perry’s salary over the next two seasons, or a contract buyout that would give Perry less than the $17.2 million remaining on his deal, but also allow him to become an unrestricted free agent.

“Still lots to play out but it does appear that Corey Perry’s days might be numbered with the Anaheim Ducks,” LeBrun said.