{"id":467606,"date":"2026-02-23T02:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T02:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/467606\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T02:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T02:06:11","slug":"oilers-expected-to-activate-adam-henrique-kasperi-kapanen-injured-again-pro-hockey-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/467606\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers Expected To Activate Adam Henrique, Kasperi Kapanen Injured Again \u2013 Pro Hockey Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Oilers will get a veteran center back in the lineup when their schedule resumes on Wednesday.\u00a0 Head coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters today (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/oilers\/video\/raw-kris-knoblauch-02-22-26-6389722849112\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">video link<\/a>) that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/henriad01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-22_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Adam Henrique<\/a> is \u201cdoing really well,\u201d and it appears that he\u2019ll be ready to play against Anaheim.\u00a0 However, the news isn\u2019t all good, as winger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kapanka01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-22_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kasperi Kapanen<\/a> has picked up a little ailment that could keep him out of the lineup for the first couple of games of their three-game California road trip.<\/p>\n<p>Henrique has been out of the lineup for more than six weeks due to an undisclosed injury, missing the last 15 games as a result.\u00a0 He had a rough first half by his standards, as he has just two goals and eight assists in 43 games, putting him on pace for the worst offensive numbers of his career.\u00a0 However, he\u2019s still winning nearly 55% of his faceoffs and playing an important role on Edmonton\u2019s penalty kill so those areas should at least be bolstered by his return.<\/p>\n<p>As for Kapanen, this has been a rough season for him on the injury front.\u00a0 He returned to Edmonton\u2019s lineup last month after missing more than two months with a lower-body injury.\u00a0 Soon after, he missed three more games with another lower-body issue.\u00a0 This latest setback is not believed to be related to the first two.\u00a0 In between, the 29-year-old has been fairly productive, notching five goals and seven assists in just 19 games, giving the Oilers some decent secondary scoring.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton is only carrying the minimum of 20 players on its active roster following the recent demotion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/savoima01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-22_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Matthew Savoie<\/a> so there won\u2019t be any roster-related issues in order to activate Henrique.\u00a0 However, putting him back on the active roster would only give them 12 forwards, one of which is Kapanen, who isn\u2019t going to play on Wednesday.\u00a0 Accordingly, the Oilers will have to either dress seven defensemen until Kapanen returns or they will need to call up a forward before Wednesday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Oilers will get a veteran center back in the lineup when their schedule resumes on Wednesday.\u00a0 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