The surging Edmonton Oilers have acquired forwards Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick from the Anaheim Ducks ahead of Friday’s NHL trade deadline, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Both Henrique and Carrick are unrestricted free agents this offseason.
Henrique, 34, is a versatile veteran who can play center or left wing. He has 42 points in 60 games this season for Anaheim, averaging 17:35 per game. He can play on the power play and is an effective penalty killer.
Henrique reached 20 goals three times in his time with the Ducks, and three more with the New Jersey Devils, his original team. In 2012, he sent the Devils to the Stanley Cup Finals with an overtime goal in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Rangers.
Henrique was the No. 7 player on the ESPN deadline trade board. He carried a $5.825 million cap hit.
Carrick, 31, is an effective checking forward with 11 points in 61 games this season, averaging 12:37 in ice time per game.
The Oilers have been one of the NHL’s hottest teams for months after a slow start that cost head coach Jay Woodcroft his job after 13 games. Under coach Kris Knoblauch, the Oilers have gone 35-11-1 and are currently riding a five-game winning streak.
Given that success, and his team’s cap constraints, GM Ken Holland has discussed making moves to increase the team’s depth. Adding two veterans in Henrique and Carrick is in keeping with that mindset.
The Ducks have been shopping Henrique for three seasons, including placing him on waivers back in 2021 before welcoming him back after no team put in a claim on him.
