Report: Oilers Roslovic & Henrique Hitting Free Agency Market in July

While the Edmonton Oilers are moving with urgency to hire controversial coach Mike Babcock, there are other developments to report. 

According to The Fourth Period's David Pagnotta, the team has made the decision to let forwards Adam Henrique and Jack Roslovic walk into free agency. 

This seems like it's not an ideal scenario to let a great regular-season performer like Jack Roslovic find a new home in the offseason. There remains another narrative surrounding the Columbus, OH-born forward. 

General manager Stan Bowman has his reasons to let Roslovic walk, but when the team needed him the most in the postseason, he was hardly a regular contributor. In six playoff contests this year, he posted one point (one assist) and registered 36 points (21 goals, 15 assists) in 69 games. 

This free-agent class is shaping up to be one of the worst, and Stan Bowman would rather let him walk than re-sign him to another one-year, $1.5 million contract. 

Roslovic was signed by the Oilers in early Oct. 2025 after a year spent with the Carolina Hurricanes. A year shy of their Stanley Cup win. 

David Pagnotta reports that both Jack Roslovic and Adam Henrique are going to hit the open market. @TheFourthPeriod

— The Mug NHL (@TheMugNHL) June 18, 2026

Adam Henrique

Adam Henrique's situation may not be so different in Edmonton; he's spent the last three seasons wearing an Oilers uniform. Since he arrived in 2023-24, his production has crashed, scoring 51 points (21 goals, 30 assists) in 169 games. 

His most significant contribution to the Oilers success? 27 points in 81 games, and seven points in 22 postseason games. 

Compared to his body of work in Anaheim, where he spent seven years, and had only four seasons scoring below 20 goals. His utilization may be the case of this, as he's found himself in a bottom-six role, rather than playing a more dynamic role, as we've seen in both Anaheim and with the New Jersey Devils. 

The 1,058-game forward has worn out his welcome in Edmonton and will be hitting the open road in search of a new contract. He's scored 572 points (278 goals, 294 assists) during his 16-year career in the league. 

Henrique's two-year, $3.0 million average annual value contract expires in July, and he'll have to find a new home in the NHL, remaking himself into a bottom-six forward if he wants to play hockey in 2026-27.