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A lot has been made of trading Adam Henrique most likely at the deadline this year. I think if the deal is there, we should but I am not opposed to keeping him if were only offered scraps. Now whether we do or don't trade him is almost irrelevant as he becomes a UFA at the end of the year. I am curious to get some thoughts on whether or not you would resign him to a two year deal? He is a very solid and consistent veteran presence on an otherwise young and developing team, and I think that has a lot of indirect value to this team. Even if his production starts to wear down I think his deal would come in at a pretty fair AAV, and he could sunset into a bottom 6 role and give the bottom 6 some added scoring ability. Assuming the contract is fair, the only downside I can really see to resigning him is if we see another Silfverberg-type situation where his contract is just blocking some of our youth from breaking the lineup. However, Rico is not Silf and I think he is the type of player who can keep his production and play at a competitive level into his later years. Not only that, but he is more versatile than Silf and can assume a lot of different roles in the lineup. He has had some injuries, but overall I dont think he plays the type of game that grinds you down in your later years, so I would guess that he is able to keep his production up enough to deserve another 2 years on this roster to help bring this team into their contending window. Not sure if he wants to chase a cup after this upcoming year, but if he is willing to sign a two year deal, I would be all over that if I'm GMPVB