Henrique left early and did not return after being injured in Monday's game in Montreal. Henrique who has had a slow start to the season, does have a three game point streak going right now (1G / 2A). He is available, but not officially in the lineup as of now.
Henrique appeared to hurt his leg when he became tangled with Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin and fell behind the Montreal net with 2:29 left in the first period. He tried to play through it in the second period, but could not.Henrique was unsure if he’ll be able to play in Wednesday night’s rematch with the Canadiens at Prudential Center. "We’ll see," Henrique said. "We’ll just kind of take it a day at a time here. We’ll see how I feel [today] and go from there."
The 23-year-old forward had a great rookie year in 2011-12 when he posted 51 points (16 G, 35 A) in 74 games. However he was only able to muster up 16 points in 42 games in the lockout shortened season. With the departure of Ilya Kovalchuk, the Devils needed to re-sign Henrique. He should be considered as a good bounce back candidate heading into the 2013-14 season.
In the event that you have Henrique on your team, make sure to leave him on the bench tonight.
The Devils playoff hero Henrique is only owned in 56.3% of leagues (ESPN) so if he is available he'd be a good pickup. It may take him some time to get back into the swing of things but he should be just fine.
Henrique still isn't ready to play but this is a step towards playing and could be back in the lineup as early as next week. Monitor his status going forward.
Henrique had an amazing rookie regular season and then an even more impressive playoff run. If you have room to stash him on your roster until he is healthy, I think it would be a good idea. He should have no problem producing once he returns.
Henrique will only miss a handful of games while Elias covers his top line center role for the time being.
Henrique will likely miss a week or two of the new shortened season
There's an outside chance that Henrique could be available in January so this shouldn't impact his draft position - should the season start in January.
Henrique drops down to the third line after playing on the second. The rookie scored 16 goals and 48 points through 69 games.
Henrique moves up from the third line. The skilled rookie has 16 goals and 47 points in 68 games.
Henrique moves down to the third line after centering the top line for most of the season. He has 16 goals and 47 points in 67 games.
Henrique is a bit bumped and bruised but he probably won't miss any playing time. He has 15 goals and 46 points in 62 games.
Henrique practiced on the top line this morning and figures to play there. The rookie scored 14 goals and 35 points in 47 games.
Henrique moves up to the second line. The rookie has 14 goals and 35 points in 46 games.
Henrique will start tonight's game on the third line. The rookie has 13 goals and 34 points through 43 games.
Getting Henrique back in the lineup is great news for the Devils. The rookie has been centering the top line for most of the season, scoring 13 goals and 34 points through 43 games. Look for the Devils to ease him back into the lineup.
Just a paper move as Henrique can come off IR at any time.
Expect Henrique to sit out tomorrow's game. The rookie has been centering the top line for most of the season, scoring 13 goals and 34 points through 43 games. His team will continue to ease him through this injury.
