Devils re-sign Henrique to multi-year contract (6yrs $24M)

[GhostofKenKlee]

All Hail the Half Portuguese and Half Polish hockey kings Henrique and Tavares.

 

[Mory Schneideur*]

All Hail the Half Portuguese and Half Polish hockey kings Henrique and Tavares.

They're half Portuguese and Polish? Haha sweet!

 

[GhostofKenKlee]

I wonder how popular if at all is Henrique in the Ironbound or in the Portuguese community?

 

[ThePSEGPowerPoster]

I wonder how popular if at all is Henrique in the Ironbound or in the Portuguese community?

I have an apartment in the Ironbound and it's all soccer all the time.

 

[Basement Cat]

Lol they probably have no idea who he is

 

[NJDevs26]

Yeah Adam's a wee behind Cristiano Ronaldo on their well-known athletes list

 

[JimEIV]

Henrique didn't score last night....Terrible contract.

 

[devilsblood]

All Hail the Half Portuguese and Half Polish hockey kings Henrique and Tavares.

I wonder how popular if at all is Henrique in the Ironbound or in the Portuguese community?

Man I had zero idea Henrique is half Portuguese. And I imagine those in the ironbound have less of an idea then that.

This should be something the team makes note of. Let it be known to the portuguese community in Newark. Dude's going to be hear for the next 6 years at least, this could pay dividends.

 

[Mory Schneideur*]

Henrique didn't score last night....Terrible contract.

15-15-30 career player!!! Jk

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

Zach Henrique Kovy would have been our top line for at least the next 8 years

I can't imagine how awful the team would look in 4 years with Kovy and Parise's contracts on the books.

 

[Big PP]

I can't imagine how awful the team would look in 4 years with Kovy and Parise's contracts on the books.

It wouldve looked damn good because we probably wouldnt have signed Clowe, Jagr nor traded for Ruutu which equates to 10m+ saved in cap space right there. Parise + Kovy wouldve only taken up a little over 14m in cap space per year.

Parise-Henrique-Kovy
Elias-Zajac-Zubrus

Look a lot better then what we have now.

 

[Bleedred]

It wouldve looked damn good because we probably wouldnt have signed Clowe, Jagr nor traded for Ruutu which equates to 10m+ saved in cap space right there. Parise + Kovy wouldve only taken up a little over 14m in cap space per year.

Parise-Henrique-Kovy
Elias-Zajac-Zubrus

Look a lot better then what we have now.

Zubrus in the top 6? Ugh.

 

[Feed Me A Stray Cat]

It wouldve looked damn good because we probably wouldnt have signed Clowe, Jagr nor traded for Ruutu which equates to 10m+ saved in cap space right there. Parise + Kovy wouldve only taken up a little over 14m in cap space per year.

Parise-Henrique-Kovy
Elias-Zajac-Zubrus

Look a lot better then what we have now.

Jagr is on a one year deal (no long term obligations, unlike Parise and Kovalchuk), and at this point is probably a better contributor than both Parise and Kovalchuk.

What happened with Parise and Kovalchuk will probably look like a blessing in the end for us.

 

[Mory Schneideur*]

All Hail the Half Portuguese and Half Polish hockey kings Henrique and Tavares.

Slightly OT,

But if guys like Tavares, Henrique and Zajac played for team Poland, they would be able to ice a decent team. I'm not sure of any polish Dmen or guys with roots or a goalie for that matter...

Do you guys think Henrique should have had a crack at the Canada roster or will be on it next Olympics?

 

[MasterofGrond]

Jagr is on a one year deal (no long term obligations, unlike Parise and Kovalchuk), and at this point is probably a better contributor than both Parise and Kovalchuk.

What happened with Parise and Kovalchuk will probably look like a blessing in the end for us.

Yeah, Kovalchuk already feels remarkably ok.

And watching Parise's knees give out in 3 or 4 years should make that one feel ok, too.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Slightly OT,

But if guys like Tavares, Henrique and Zajac played for team Poland, they would be able to ice a decent team. I'm not sure of any polish Dmen or guys with roots or a goalie for that matter...

Do you guys think Henrique should have had a crack at the Canada roster or will be on it next Olympics?

0% chance.

 

[GhostofKenKlee]

Slightly OT,

But if guys like Tavares, Henrique and Zajac played for team Poland, they would be able to ice a decent team. I'm not sure of any polish Dmen or guys with roots or a goalie for that matter...

Do you guys think Henrique should have had a crack at the Canada roster or will be on it next Olympics?

Interesting, Italians pull the rosters alot out from the Diaspora for Baseball and Ice hockey.

Get those guys and Stolarz as your goalie. James Wisnewski and whomever else.

Still waiting for the Pope to pull a team Vatican ala Israel does.

 

[GhostofKenKlee]

Yeah Adam's a wee behind Cristiano Ronaldo on their well-known athletes list

Viva Luis Figo....

 

[Desert Devil]

Do you guys think Henrique should have had a crack at the Canada roster or will be on it next Olympics?

Only if he's able to put up 70+ points in the years leading up to the next Olympics. And that might not even be enough.

 

[Mory Schneideur*]

Interesting, Italians pull the rosters alot out from the Diaspora for Baseball and Ice hockey.

Get those guys and Stolarz as your goalie. James Wisnewski and whomever else.

Still waiting for the Pope to pull a team Vatican ala Israel does.

Even though those guys are half polish, as long as the parents have citizenship, they can claim Polish citizenship as well from what I understand. I think that Henrique has a realistic chance at team Canada, but a team Poland roster with these studs would be interesting to watch.

 

[Billdo]

It wouldve looked damn good because we probably wouldnt have signed Clowe, Jagr nor traded for Ruutu which equates to 10m+ saved in cap space right there. Parise + Kovy wouldve only taken up a little over 14m in cap space per year.

Parise-Henrique-Kovy
Elias-Zajac-Zubrus

Look a lot better then what we have now.

Odds are Elias and Zubrus arent here in 4 years.

 

[Devils Army]

Man I had zero idea Henrique is half Portuguese. And I imagine those in the ironbound have less of an idea then that.

This should be something the team makes note of. Let it be known to the portuguese community in Newark. Dude's going to be hear for the next 6 years at least, this could pay dividends.

Im not sure that he is Portugese, but I think his name is, because there was a orgin of names thread so I'm not sure

 

[njdevil26]

I think the three Portuguese players in the league are Tavares, Henrique, and Ribeiro.

They should put up a banner or poster of Henrique with his musketeer/marauder mustache with a phrase in Portuguese in the Ironbound.

If the Atlanta Thrashers can have Armenian Heritage Night, the Devils can pimp the Portuguese background of Henrique lol

 

[Nemec]

I wonder how popular if at all is Henrique in the Ironbound or in the Portuguese community?

You could measure his popularity on a grain of spanish rice.

 

[Sgt Brylin]

Im not sure that he is Portugese, but I think his name is, because there was a orgin of names thread so I'm not sure

"Henrique was born in Brantford to Joe and Teresa Henrique, as the second oldest of four brothers. His father is Portuguese and his mother is Polish. His grandparents speak Portuguese. His dad speaks a little Portuguese and his mom speaks Polish. Joe farms 50 acres of tobacco and ginseng in Burford, ON, about 90 minutes southwest of Toronto."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Henrique