Insider reveals ridiculous price for Oilers top trade target
One of the biggest names to keep eyes on this deadline is Adam Henrique. Henrique is 33, and only has one year left on his $5.8M contract. He's ready to move on from Anaheim, and Anaheim seems more than willing to trade him. The question isn't if they'd be willing to trade him in this case, but if a team would be willing to pay the price that Anaheim wants for Henrique. Insider Frank Seravalli released a tweet about what the Ducks could possible acquire back in a possible trade for Henrique.
It seems if the Oilers wanted to pursue Henrique, it would cost them at least a first. If I were Ken Holland, I think that may be a total non-starter for trade talks. Henrique has a premium cost on him because of the amount of contenders who need help at center, which is unfortunate for Edmonton because they would be paying him only to be a winger for them.
For the Oilers to pay a first for Henrique, Anaheim would definitely have to retain 50% of his salary. That would put Henrique at $2.9M for this year, and would be much more doable for the Oilers. Henrique has 32 points in 48 games this season, on a very poor Ducks team. He could be a very useful addition to the Oilers, but it's up to debate whether he would be a good enough addition to warrant getting rid of a first. If the Oilers don't see anyone else that they could target, they may end up pulling the trigger on a Henrique deal, which it seems like the Ducks would be enthusiastic to get done.
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Would you like to see Adam Henrique as an Oiler even if it costed a first? | ||
| Yea, he'd be worth it | 151 | 34.6 % |
| No, that's too much to pay | 285 | 65.4 % |
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