Adam Henrique's role flexible as Oilers look to define third line

When the Edmonton Oilers training camp opened, coach Kris Knoblauch made it a point to say he would like to build a defined third line with a shutdown vision, also with some physical pop but where does that noble idea stand today? Article content

Ideally, he would even kill for a third line like Florida’s in the last Cup final — centre Anton Lundell between fellow Finn Eetu Luostarinen and Brad Marchand. That line had 57 points throughout the playoffs and was a dagger against the Oilers. But the Oilers weren’t as deep offensively as the Panthers last June, and they still aren’t, on the wings especially. Article content Article content

So, best-laid plans …

Maybe Knoblauch envisioned a third line with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins as centre — Connor McDavid as first-line centre and Leon Dr