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Oilers' Adam Henrique takes out-of-nowhere trade stance
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There have been a lot of trade rumors swirling as the NHL's March 6 trade deadline approaches.
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Has there been a single one about Adam Henrique ? He certainly hasn't featured prominently.
That's what made Saturday's news so amusing.
This is what TSN's Darren Dreger posted on X:
"Adam Henrique doesn't want to go anywhere and hasn't told the Oilers he's willing to waive trade protection. Team and agent confirm."
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OK then. Apparently Henrique doesn't want to leave Edmonton .
If there were rumors that he did, they were quite under the radar. Henrique hasn't seemed to be involved in any serious chatter.
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Really, at this point, that makes sense.
Henrique is 36 years old. In 45 games this season, he has just two goals and eight assists.
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This is Henrique's second full season, and third portion of a season, with the Oilers.
He began his career with nearly eight seasons with the New Jersey Devils , then spent another with the Anaheim Ducks .
Henrique used to be a decent scorer, but it has fallen off. A year ago, it was 27 points in 81 games.
In his NHL career as a whole, Henrique has played 1,038 games and tallied 277 goals and 290 assists (567 points).
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And apparently, he wants to keep playing for the Oilers and not anywhere else, just like everyone was wondering.
