Insider reveals ridiculous price for Oilers top trade target
Photo credit: Edmonton Journal
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.
| POLL | ||
JANVIER 31 | 436 ANSWERS Insider reveals ridiculous price for Oilers top trade target 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 % |
| List of polls | ||
MUST READ
TRENDING NOW
