Blackhawks mum on Perry's absence after healthy scratch

Corey Perry remains absent from the Chicago Blackhawks one day after he was made a healthy scratch against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The veteran winger was not present for Thursday's practice, but the reasons are unknown.

"We're going to keep that internal in the organization right now," head coach Luke Richardson said, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Perry's rights were acquired in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning in June. Chicago then signed him to a one-year, $4-million contract to help provide leadership for a club building around phenom Connor Bedard.

Nick Foligno, a 17-year veteran, was brought in for similar reasons.

"We just know he's not with us," Foligno said. "We haven't really gotten any details. It's unfortunate; he's a big part of this. So we'll miss him. But we haven't really gotten any other information."

Perry, 38, has been productive for the Blackhawks and is tied for third on the team with four goals and nine points in 16 games.

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