{"id":831198,"date":"2026-07-28T10:38:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/831198\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T10:38:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:38:56","slug":"two-former-oilers-remain-unsigned-after-a-month-of-nhl-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/831198\/","title":{"rendered":"Two former Oilers remain unsigned after a month of NHL free agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been nearly four weeks since free agency opened in the National Hockey League, and two members of last year\u2019s Edmonton Oilers<\/a> squad remain unsigned: Adam Henrique<\/a> and Connor Ingram.<\/p>\n

While it isn\u2019t a major shock to see Henrique still without a home, it\u2019s somewhat surprising to see Ingram remain unsigned. He had been linked to the Ottawa Senators ahead of free agency, and it seemed as though there would be a market for him.<\/p>\n

Why is Connor Ingram still an unrestricted free agent?<\/p>\n

After getting recalled by the Oilers in December, he posted the strongest numbers of any goalie last year for the team, with a .899 save percentage, a 2.60 goals-against average and a 16-10-3 record. He also posted a 63.3 percent quality start percentage, meaning his save percentage was above league average in nearly two-thirds of his starts.<\/p>\n

\u201cConnor Ingram is an interesting one to me. Like, what else does he have to do? His numbers have been well,\u201d\u00a0Daily Faceoff LIVE analyst and former NHL goalie Carter Hutton said earlier this month<\/a>. \u201cHe played very good last year for the Edmonton Oilers. It didn\u2019t work out. He\u2019s the one where maybe did he have an offer on the table and he waited a little bit too long and he was the guy that got caught holding the bag when other guys took smaller deals or they went to their number two guy and got it?\u201dWhat were the top contract deals for NHL free-agent goalies?The goalie market as a whole was somewhat of a flood, with all 21 of the goaltenders who were unrestricted free agents and had new deals signing within the first four days of free agency. The leaderboard in cap hit was led by Sergei Bobrovsky, signing a three-year, $7 million deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Dan Vladar re-upping on a five-year, $5.5 million deal with the Philadelphia Flyers, and Stuart Skinner signing a two-year, $3.75 million deal with the Winnipeg Jets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

AFP Analytics, a website which projects future contracts, had projected a two-year deal carrying a $2.997 million for Ingram in free agency, which isn\u2019t by any means a big price tag.<\/p>\n

Ingram had joined the Oilers in a pre-season trade last fall, which saw the Utah Mammoth get back future considerations. He had to start his season in the AHL with the Bakersfield Condors before joining the big club. Maybe that\u2019s the route he\u2019ll need to follow again.<\/p>\n

What does the future hold for Adam Henrique?<\/p>\n

Henrique, meanwhile, may have sailed for the last time in his NHL tenure.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old appeared in 65 games scoring three goals and 15 points last season, and posted the lowest five-on-five goal share of his career at just 34.8 per cent, which also coincides with a career low .882 on-ice save percentage. His individual impacts were surprisingly strong, according to\u00a0HockeyViz, which had him contributing at the rate of a second-liner, thanks to defensive impacts eight per cent above league average and penalty kill impacts four per cent above league average.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a player who could be in line for a professional tryout.<\/p>\n

Zach Laing is Oilersnation\u2019s managing editor and The Nation Network\u2019s news director. He can be followed on X at @zjlaing<\/a>, or reached by email at zach.laing@bettercollective.com.PRESENTED BY CAPITAL GMC BUICK\"\"Hockey fans recognize elite performance instantly, and that\u2019s exactly how Capital GMC Buick<\/a> operates. With one of the city\u2019s deepest selections of top-quality GMC and Buick vehicles and a customer experience built to win year after year, this dealership consistently leads the pack. Five current NHL players proudly drive vehicles from Capital GMC Buick, and for good reason. The store has been rated the #1 GM dealership in Canada by DealerRater for three consecutive years, is the only GM dealer in Edmonton endorsed by J.D. Power as a Dealer of Excellence, and has raised over $30,000 for the Stollery Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been nearly four weeks since free agency opened in the National Hockey League, and two members of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":555085,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194294],"tags":[49,48,23752],"class_list":["post-831198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-edmonton","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-edmonton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=831198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=831198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=831198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=831198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}